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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-communications-act-2003-maximum-penalty-for-contravention-of-information-requirements-order-2011/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111511633",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Contravention of Information Requirements) Order 2011",
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  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of section 139 of the Communications Act 2003",
  "text": "(1) In section 139(5) of the Communications Act 2003 (penalty for contravention of information requirements) for “£50,000” substitute “£2,000,000”.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a request for information under section 135, 136 or 191 of the Communications Act 2003 where the request is made before the coming into force of this Order.",
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  "version": "current",
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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."
}