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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regulation-of-investigatory-powers-directed-surveillance-and-covert-human-intelligence-sources-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2003/0110477596",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Supersedes draft published on 24th September 2003 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft instrument.Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 30(7) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nINVESTIGATORY POWERS\nMade 2003\nComing into force 2003\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 30(1), (3), (5) and (6) and 78(5) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 23."
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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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