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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/52",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Disclosure for purpose of proceedings",
  "text": "(1) Section 113 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected material by the OGA for the purposes of, or in connection with—\n(a) civil proceedings, or\n(b) arbitration proceedings.\n(2) Section 113 does not prohibit a disclosure of protected material by the OGA for the purposes of, or in connection with—\n(a) the investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, or\n(b) the prevention of criminal activity.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 7 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/schedule/7/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:50:44.989649+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}