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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-1998-commencement-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/183",
  "legislation_title": "The Data Protection Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-1998-commencement-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DATA PROTECTION\nMade 31st January 2000\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 67(2) and 75(3) of the Data Protection Act 1998, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 29."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/183/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."
}