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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003-maximum-penalty-for-persistent-misuse-of-network-or-service-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1032",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-act-2003-maximum-penalty-for-persistent-misuse-of-network-or-service-order-2006",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 2nd April 2006\nComing into force 6th April 2006\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 130(9) of the Communications Act 2003;\nIn accordance with section 130(10) 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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  "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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