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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-relating-to-wireless-telegraphy-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2290",
  "legislation_title": "The Contracting Out (Functions relating to Wireless Telegraphy) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contracting-out-functions-relating-to-wireless-telegraphy-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONTRACTING OUT\nMade 3rd September 1996\nComing into force 4th September 1996\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament pursuant to section 77(2) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 69 of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1994 c. 40."
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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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