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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-communications-act-2003-maximum-penalty-for-persistent-misuse-of-network-or-service-order-2010/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111497838",
  "legislation_title": "The Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2010",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of section 130 of the Communications Act 2003",
  "text": "(1) In section 130(4) of the Communications Act 2003 (penalties for persistent misuse) for “£50,000” substitute “£2,000,000”.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to penalties in respect of –\n(a) a misuse; or\n(b) a contravention of a requirement of an enforcement notification given in respect of a notified misuse,\nwhich occurred before the coming into force of this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 130(4) was amended by S.I. 2006/1032."
    }
  ],
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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."
}