{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003-disclosure-of-information-order-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/1253",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003-disclosure-of-information-order-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 26th November 2024\nComing into force 27th November 2024\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 393(4)(c) of the Communications Act 2003.\nIn accordance with section 393(11) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 21. Relevant amendments were made to section 393 by Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36) and section 115 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1253/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:23:27.565687+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}