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8.—The consent of the local authority to the placing of electric lines above the ground under Section 14 of the Electric Lighting Act 1882 and paragraph (b) of Section 10 of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 shall not be unreasonably withheld and if any question arises whether that consent is unreasonably withheld or not that question shall be decided by the Minister for Industry and Commerce. In the event of the Minister deciding that such consent has been unreasonably withheld the local authority shall be deemed thereupon to have given such consent.
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