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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-economy-act-2017/section-116",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/30",
  "legislation_title": "Digital Economy Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-economy-act-2017",
  "path": "section/116",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "116",
  "heading": "Regulations under section 115",
  "text": "(1) The power to make regulations under section 115 is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(2) That power is exercisable by the Secretary of State only with the consent of the Treasury.\n(3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under that section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\n(4) Before making regulations under that section the Secretary of State must consult—\n(a) the Pensions Regulator;\n(b) BT plc;\n(c) the trustees of the BT Pensions Scheme;\n(d) any transferee or successor to which the regulations apply;\n(e) any other persons the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to consult.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/section/116",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:20.126764+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}