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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regulation-of-investigatory-powers-covert-human-intelligence-sources-code-of-practice-order-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111491324",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Code of Practice) Order 2010",
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  "path": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force the revised code of practice prepared under section 71 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 relating to the conduct and the use of covert human intelligence sources under Part 2 of that Act. Under section 72(1) of that Act, a person exercising any power or duty in relation to which provisions may be made by a code of practice under section 71 must, in doing so, have regard to the code’s provisions (as far as applicable).\nThe code of practice will be published by the Stationery Office Limited and copies may be obtained from The Stationery Office Bookshops. It will also be published on the Home Office website at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ripa/publication-search/ripa-cop/.",
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  "status": null,
  "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."
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