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  "title": "The Gas Act 1986 (Exemption) Order 1998",
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  "long_title": "Section 6A of the Gas Act 1986, as substituted by section 4 of the Gas Act 1995, provides for the granting by order of exemptions from the prohibition contained in section 5 of the 1986 Act from carrying on the conveyance of gas without a licence. This Order grants such an exemption to Interconnector (UK) Ltd in respect of the conveyance of gas through the UK-Belgian gas interconnector to a pipe-line system operated by a public gas transporter (article 3). The exemption is subject to conditions relating to the provision of information to the Secretary of State, the Director General of Gas Supply, the Health and Safety Executive and a public gas transporter to whose system gas is conveyed in pursuance of the exemption (articles 4 and 5).",
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