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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-functions-of-designated-authority-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2028",
  "legislation_title": "The Data Protection (Functions of Designated Authority) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-functions-of-designated-authority-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DATA PROTECTION\nMade 26th November 1987\nLaid before Parliament 4th December 1987\nComing into force 1st January 1988\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 37 of the Data Protection Act 1984 and after consultation with the Data Protection Registrar in accordance with section 40(3) of that Act, I hereby make the following order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 35."
    }
  ],
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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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