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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-companies-act-1985-electronic-communications-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2000/0110186745",
  "legislation_title": "The Companies Act 1985 (Electronic Communications) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-companies-act-1985-electronic-communications-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 9(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament\nCOMPANIES\nMade 2000\nComing into force 2000\nWhereas the Secretary of State considers that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 9(4) of that Act, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
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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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