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<Text>In this Chapter—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-the-authority">the Authority</Term>” means the person designated as the Heat Network Zones Authority by regulations made by virtue of <InternalLink Ref="section-227" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/227" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/227">section 227</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-227-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/227/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/227/1">(1)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-the-data-protection-legislation">the data protection legislation</Term>” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act);</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-district-heat-network">district heat network</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-216" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/216" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/216">section 216</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-216-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/216/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/216/2">(2)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-heat-network">heat network</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-216" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/216" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/216">section 216</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-216-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/216/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/216/2">(2)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-heat-network-zone">heat network zone</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-226" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/226" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/226">section 226</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-226-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/226/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/226/2">(2)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-the-regulator">the Regulator</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-217" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/217" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/217">section 217</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-217-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/217/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/217/1">(1)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-217-1-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/217/1/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/217/1/a">(a)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-zone-coordinator">zone coordinator</Term>” means a person designated as such under regulations made by virtue of <InternalLink Ref="section-228" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/228" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/228">section 228</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-228-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/228/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/228/3">(3)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-228-3-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/228/3/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/228/3/a">(a)</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-zones-regulations">zones regulations</Term>” means regulations under <InternalLink Ref="section-226" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/226" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/226">section 226</InternalLink>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-the-zoning-methodology">the zoning methodology</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-230" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/230" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/230">section 230</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-230-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2023/52/section/230/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/52/section/230/1">(1)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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