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| | | Access for renewable energy to the electricity and gas grids |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | After section 3A of the 1989 Electricity Act (c.29) there is inserted— |
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| | | “3B | Access for renewable energy to the electricity networks |
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| | | (1) | In carrying out their respective functions, the Secretary of State and the |
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| | | Authority shall ensure that— |
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| | | (a) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | | guarantee the transmission and distribution of electricity |
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| | | produced from renewable energy sources, without prejudice to |
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| | | the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid; |
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| | | (b) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | | provide for priority access to the grid system for electricity |
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| | | produced from renewable energy sources; |
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| | | (c) | when dispatching electricity generating installations, |
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| | | transmission system operators shall give priority to generating |
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| | | installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the |
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| | | security of the national electricity system permits; |
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| | | (d) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | | are required to set up and publish their standard rules relating to |
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| | | the bearing and sharing of costs of technical adaptations, |
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| | | including grid connections and grid reinforcements, which are |
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| | | necessary in order to integrate new producers feeding electricity |
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| | | produced from renewable energy sources into the interconnected |
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| | | grid, and that such rules— |
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| | | (i) | shall be based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | | discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all |
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| | | the costs and benefits associated with the connection of |
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| | | these producers to the grid and of the particular |
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| | | circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions |
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| | | and in regions of low population density, |
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| | | (ii) | may provide for different types of connection, and |
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| | | (iii) | shall provide for the sharing of costs to be enforced by a |
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| | | mechanism based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | | discriminatory criteria taking into account the benefits |
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| | | which initially and subsequently connected producers as |
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| | | well as transmission system operators and distribution |
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| | | system operators derive from connections; |
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| | | (e) | transmission system operators and distribution system operators |
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| | | are required to provide any new producer wishing to be |
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| | | connected to the system with a comprehensive and detailed |
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| | | estimate of the costs associated with the connection; |
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| | | (f) | the charging of transmission and distribution fees does not |
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| | | discriminate against electricity from renewable energy sources, |
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| | | including in particular electricity from renewable energy sources |
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| | | produced in peripheral regions, such as island regions, and in |
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| | | regions of low population densitiy; |
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| | | (g) | fees charged by transmission system operators and distribution |
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| | | system operators for the transmission and distribution of |
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| | | electricity from plants using renewable energy souces reflect |
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| | | realisable cost benefits resulting from the plant’s connection to |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State shall review and take the necessary measures to |
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| | | improve the frameworks and rules for bearing and sharing of costs |
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| | | referred to in paragraph (d) by 30th June 2011 at the latest, and every two |
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| | | years thereafter, in order to ensure the intergration of new producers. |
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| | | (2) | After section 4AA of the Gas Act 1986 (c.44) there is inserted— |
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| | | “4AB | Access for renewable gas to the gas networks |
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| | | (1) | In carrying out their respective functions, the Secretary of State and the |
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| | | Authority shall ensure that— |
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| | | (a) | gas network operators guarantee the transport of gas produced |
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| | | from renewable energy sources, without prejudice to the |
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| | | maintenance of the reliability and safety of the gas networks; |
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| | | (b) | gas network operators provide for priority access to the gas |
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| | | networks system for gas produced from renewable energy |
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| | | (c) | when dispatching gas, network operators shall give priority to |
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| | | renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national |
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| | | (d) | gas network operators are required to set up and publish their |
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| | | standard rules relating to the bearing and sharing of costs of |
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| | | technical adaptations, such as gas network connections and gas |
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| | | network upgrades, which are necessary in order to integrate new |
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| | | producers feeding gas produced from renewable energy sources |
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| | | in to the interconnected gas networks, and that such rules— |
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| | | (i) | shall be based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | | discriminatory criteria taking particular account of all |
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| | | the costs and benefits associated with the connection of |
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| | | these producers to the gas networks and of the particular |
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| | | circumstances of producers located in peripheral regions |
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| | | and in regions of low population density, |
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| | | (ii) | may provide for different types of connection, and |
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| | | (iii) | shall provide for the sharing of costs to be enforced by a |
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| | | mechanism based on objective, transparent and non- |
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| | | discriminatory criteria taking into account the benefits |
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| | | which initially and subsequently connected producers as |
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| | | well as gas network operators derive from the |
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| | | (e) | gas network operators are required to provide any new producer |
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| | | wishing to be connected to the system with a comprehensive and |
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| | | detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection; |
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| | | (f) | the charging of transport fees does not discriminate against gas |
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| | | renewable energy sources produced in peripheral regions, such |
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| | | as island regions, and in regions of low population densitiy; and |
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| | | (g) | fees charged by gas network operators for the transport of gas |
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| | | from plants using renewable energy sources reflect realisable |
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| | | cost benefits resulting from the plant’s connection to the |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State shall review and take the necessary measures to |
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| | | improve the frameworks and rules for bearing and sharing of costs |
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| | | referred to in paragraph (d) by 30th June 2011 at the latest, and every two |
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| | | years thereafter, in order to ensure the integration of new producers.”’. |
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| | | Adjustment of transmission charges |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 185 of the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20) (Adjustment of transmission charges) |
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| | | (2) | In subsection (1)(a) for first ‘a’ substitute ‘any’. |
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| | | (3) | Omit subsections (10), (11) and (12).’. |
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| | | Pre-payment meter tariffs |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the date on which this Act is |
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| | | (a) | set a target for the removal of the price differential between domestic gas |
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| | | and electricity pre-payment meter tariffs and standard credit tariffs; |
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| | | (b) | set a target for the reduction of the price differential between domestic |
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| | | gas and electricity pre-payment meter tariffs and direct debit tariffs; |
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| | | (c) | lay before Parliament in each calendar year following that in which this |
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| | | Act is passed a report on the progress made by energy supply companies |
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| | | about the differential between pre-payment meter tariffs and direct debit |
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| | | tariffs for the domestic supply of gas and electricity.’. |
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| | Page 2, line 28 [Clause 2], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | But subsection (1) is subject to section [Exception for activities carried on partly |
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| | Page 4, line 33 [Clause 7], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘( ) | But subsections (1) and (2) are subject to section [Exception for activities carried |
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| | | on partly on land etc].’. |
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| | Page 8, line 39 [Clause 16], leave out ‘other than’ and insert ‘except’. |
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| | Page 9, line 13 [Clause 16], leave out ‘other than the territorial sea adjacent to |
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| | Page 9, line 17 [Clause 17], for ‘Secretary of State’ substitute ‘licensing authority’. |
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| | Page 9, line 18 [Clause 17], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | The licensing authority is— |
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| | | (a) | in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 16(2)(a) to |
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| | | (c) and a controlled place which is not in, under or over the territorial sea |
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| | | adjacent to Scotland, the Secretary of State, |
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| | | (b) | in the case of a licence in respect of such activities and a controlled place |
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| | | which is in, under or over that territorial sea, the Scottish Ministers, |
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| | | (c) | in the case of a licence in respect of such activities and a controlled place |
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| | | only part of which is in, under or over that territorial sea, either the |
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| | | Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers, and |
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| | | (d) | in the case of a licence in respect of activities within section 16(2)(d), |
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| | | whichever of the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers licenses the |
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| | | | and in this Chapter references to the licensing authority in relation to a licence |
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| | | falling within paragraph (c) are references to the person who grants the licence or, |
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| | | if the licence has not yet been granted, to whom the application for the licence was |
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| | Page 9, line 26 [Clause 18], leave out ‘The Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Each |
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| | Page 9, line 27 [Clause 18], leave out ‘licences may be granted’ and insert ‘it may |
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| | Page 10, line 3 [Clause 19], leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘licensing |
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| | Page 11, line 5 [Clause 19], leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘licensing |
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| | Page 11, line 11 [Clause 20], leave out ‘The Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Each |
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| | Page 11, line 12 [Clause 20], after ‘licences’, insert ‘granted by it’. |
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| | Page 11, line 36 [Clause 22], leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘licensing |
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| | Page 12, line 3 [Clause 22], leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘licensing |
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| | Page 12, line 34 [Clause 23], leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘licensing |
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| | Page 13, line 22 [Clause 25], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(Z1) | Where the Scottish Ministers consider it necessary or expedient to restrain any |
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| | | actual or apprehended breach of section 16(1) in relation to a controlled place in, |
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| | | under or over the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland, they may apply to the Court |
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| | | of Session for an interdict.’. |
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| | Page 13, line 23 [Clause 25], after ‘any’, insert ‘other’. |
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| | Page 13 [Clause 25], leave out line 25 and insert ‘— |
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| | | (a) | to the High Court for an injunction, or |
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| | | (b) | to the Court of Session for an interdict.’. |
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| | Page 13, line 26 [Clause 25], leave out ‘whether or not the Secretary of State’ and |
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| | insert ‘under this section whether or not the applicant’. |
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| | Page 13, line 29 [Clause 25], leave out from ‘under’ to ‘thinks’ in line 30 and insert |
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| | ‘this section, the Court of Session may grant such an interdict, or the High Court may |
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| | grant such an injunction, as it’. |
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