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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-act-2018/schedule-12/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-act-2018/schedule-12/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2018/5",
  "legislation_title": "Space Industry Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/space-industry-act-2018",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 3 of the Outer Space Act 1986 (prohibition of unlicensed activities) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (3), for “except other persons or activities from the requirement of a licence” substitute “ make provision for other activities or persons to be exempted from the requirement of a licence, either by the order itself or by the Secretary of State, ”.\n(3) After that subsection insert—\n“(3ZA) An exemption granted by virtue of subsection (3) may be granted for a limited period.”\n(4) In subsection (3A), before paragraph (a) insert—\n“(za) make provision about the procedure for granting an exemption (including provision for applications);\n(zb) make provision about the terms of an exemption or the conditions to which an exemption is subject;\n(zc) make provision about the revocation or renewal of an exemption;\n(zd) make provision for the enforcement of terms or conditions;”.\n(5) In subsection (4), for the words after “which shall” substitute “not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before each House of Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 8 in force at 26.11.2018 by S.I. 2018/1224, reg. 2(ggg)(i)"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/5/schedule/12/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:03.510643+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."
}