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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-privacy-and-electronic-communications-amendments-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/1586",
  "legislation_title": "The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-privacy-and-electronic-communications-amendments-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Exiting The European Union\nData Protection\nMade 17th December 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nIn accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 16. Section 8 was amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1), section 27. Paragraph 21, in Part 3 of Schedule 7, was amended by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, Schedule 5 , Part 2, paragraph 53."
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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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