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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023/section-142",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2023/52",
  "legislation_title": "Energy Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/energy-act-2023",
  "path": "section/142",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "142",
  "heading": "Repeal of Part 3",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations repeal any of the preceding provisions of this Part.\n(2) So far as any of those provisions is still in force on a relevant date, the Secretary of State must—\n(a) consider whether it is appropriate to repeal that provision, and\n(b) if satisfied that it is not appropriate to do so, publish a statement no later than 3 months after that date explaining why not.\n(3) “Relevant date” in subsection (2) means 31 December 2040 and each five-year anniversary of that date.\n(4) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative procedure.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 142 in force at 26.12.2023, see s. 334(3)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/142",
    "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."
}