{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-isle-of-man-order-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-isle-of-man-order-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3198",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications (Isle of Man) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/communications-isle-of-man-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nBROADCASTING\nMade 10th December 2003\nComing into force\nas provided in Article 1(2) 29th December 2003\nas provided in Article 1(3) 1st April 2004\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th day of December\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 20(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 as it has effect by virtue of section 9(2) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998, section 9(3) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1998, section 7(4) of the Office of Communications Act 2002 and sections 402(3)(b) and (c) and 411(6) and (8) of the Communications Act 2003, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 54."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 6."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2002 c. 11."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2003 c. 21."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3198/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."
}