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  "legislation_title": "Transport Act 2000",
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  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/20",
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  "number": "20",
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  "text": "(1) Any VMA, VBA or qualifying agreement to which this Part of this Schedule applies is prohibited unless it is exempt in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule.\n(2) The prohibition in sub-paragraph (1) applies in place of the Chapter 1 prohibition.\n(3) The Chapter 1 prohibition is the prohibition imposed by section 2(1) of the Competition Act 1998.",
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      "text": "Sch. 10 Pt. 2 inserted (26.11.2008 for specified purposes, 9.2.2009 for E. in so far as not already in force, 1.4.2009 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Local Transport Act 2008 (c. 26), s. 134(1)(c)(4), Sch. 2 para. 15; S.I. 2009/107, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/579, art. 2(d)"
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