{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-electronic-communications-england-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/316",
  "legislation_title": "The Council Tax (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/council-tax-electronic-communications-england-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council tax, England\nMade 12th February 2008\nLaid before Parliament 19th February 2008\nComing into force 1st April 2008\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.\nThe Secretary of State considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications or electronic storage than in other cases.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. See section 9(1) for the definition of “the appropriate Minister”. As regards the exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 in relation to Wales see section 10 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and paragraphs 30 to 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/316/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."
}