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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003-maximum-penalty-and-disclosure-of-information-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3469",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty and Disclosure of Information) Order 2005",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 15th December 2005\nComing into force 30th December 2005\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(4), 393(3)(i) and 393(4)(c) of the Communications Act 2003;\nIn accordance with sections 123(5) and 393(11) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 21."
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  ],
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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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