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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/digital-economy-act-2017/section-5",
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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/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Power to make transitional provision in connection with the code",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional, transitory or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of section 4 and Schedule 1.\n(2) Regulations under this section may amend Schedule 2.\n(3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section—\n(a) if it includes provision made by virtue of subsection (2), 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(b) otherwise, is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 31.7.2017 by S.I. 2017/765, reg. 2(a)"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/section/5",
    "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."
}