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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986-electronic-communications-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/404",
  "legislation_title": "The Building Societies Act 1986 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-societies-act-1986-electronic-communications-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BUILDING SOCIETIES\nMade 27th February 2003\nLaid before Parliament 27th February 2003\nComing into force 20th March 2003\nThe Treasury, considering that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them under section 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/404/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
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