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  "legislation": "ukpga/1965/36",
  "legislation_title": "Gas Act 1965",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-act-1965",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Any dispute arising under this Part of this Schedule as to whether it is reasonably practicable and economical to provide an alternative supply of water shall be referred to and determined by the Minister and the Minister concerned with water resources acting jointly.\nBefore determining a dispute referred to them under this paragraph, the said Ministers shall afford to the parties to the dispute an opportunity of being heard before a person appointed by the Ministers for the purpose, and shall, in determining the dispute, take the report of the hearing into consideration.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 7 explained by S.I. 1970/1681, Sch. 3 para. 10(2)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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