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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-act-1995/section-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/45",
  "legislation_title": "Gas Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-act-1995",
  "path": "section/13",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Duty of Authority to advise etc.",
  "text": "It shall be the duty of the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority, where either it considers it expedient or it is requested by the Secretary of State to do so, to give information, advice and assistance to the Secretary of State with respect to any matter in respect of which any function of the Secretary of State under this Act is exercisable.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted (20.12.2000) by virtue of Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), s. 3(2); S.I. 2000/3343, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/45/section/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:43.561632+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
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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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}