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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-applications-for-licences-and-extensions-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/447",
  "legislation_title": "Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gas-applications-for-licences-and-extensions-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“the Department” means the Department of Economic Development;\n“the Order” means the Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;\n“application” means an application for a licence or extension;\n“extension” means in relation to—\n(a) a gas conveyance licence, an extension of that licence under Article 8(2)(a) of the Order;\n(b) a gas storage licence, an extension of that licence under Article 8(2)(b) of the Order; and\n(c) a gas supply licence, an extension of that licence under Article 8(2)(c) of the Order;\n“gas conveyance licence” means a licence under Article 8(1)(a) of the Order;\n“gas storage licence” means a licence under Article 8(1)(b) of the Order;\n“gas supply licence” means a licence under Article 8(1)(c) of the Order;\n“licence” when used without qualification, includes any licence under Article 8(1) of the Order;\n“standard condition” in relation to any licence means a condition (if any) determined and published by the Department in accordance with Article 11(1) of the Order for the purposes of that licence and a reference to a standard condition includes a reference to that condition as modified for the time being under Article 11(4) of the Order.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "affecting_title": "The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013"
    },
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      "affecting_title": "The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013"
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      "affecting_title": "The Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/447/regulation/2",
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  },
  "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."
}