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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-non-domestic-rating-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2006/0110699572",
  "legislation_title": "The Non-Domestic Rating (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-non-domestic-rating-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under sections 9(4) and (7) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT\nRATING AND VALUATION\nMade 2006\nComing into force 1st April 2006\nThe Scottish Ministers, considering that authorisation made by this Order for the use of electronic communications and or electronic storage 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 or electronic storage than in other cases, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and all other powers enabling in that behalf, and with the consent of the Secretary of State in accordance with section 9(7)(c) of that Act, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7 (“the 2000 Act”). All by virtue of the modifications for Scotland in section 9(7) of the 2000 Act, the reference to the appropriate Minister is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State, and the powers of the Secretary of State may be exercised by the Scottish Minister, with the consent of the Secretary of State."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2006/0110699572/introduction",
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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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