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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013/schedule-8/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/32",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2013",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An authorised inspector may carry out any examination or investigation necessary for the relevant purpose and, in doing so, may—\n(a) take measurements and photographs, and\n(b) make recordings.\n(2) An authorised inspector may take and deal with samples of—\n(a) any article or substance found in relevant premises, or\n(b) the atmosphere in or in the vicinity of relevant premises.\n(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—\n(a) the procedure to be followed in taking any such samples, and\n(b) the way in which any such samples are to be dealt with.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 modified (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 5(2)Sch. 1 para. 5(3)(b) (with Sch. 1 paras. 6, 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 13 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/251, art. 4"
    }
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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