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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-investigatory-powers-codes-of-practice-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111170366",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under sections 30(7) and 71(9) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and section 267(3)(k) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nInvestigatory Powers\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 30(1), (3), (5) and (6), 71(5) and (8) and 78(5) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and paragraph 33(1) of Schedule 8 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, makes the following Order.\nIn accordance with section 71(3) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Secretary of State has prepared and published drafts of the revised codes of practice brought into force by this Order and considered representations made about them.\nIn accordance with section 71(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has laid before both Houses of Parliament drafts of the revised codes of practice.\nA draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 30(7) and 71(9) of that Act and section 267(3)(k) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 23. Section 71(8) of the Act was amended by the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9), Schedule 4, paragraph 190, and by the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25), Schedule 10, paragraph 5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2016 c. 25."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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