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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-unit-trusts-electronic-communications-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780111470718",
  "legislation_title": "The Unit Trusts (Electronic Communications) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-unit-trusts-electronic-communications-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "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.\nFinancial Services And Markets\nMade 2008\nComing into force 2008\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 9(4) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nThe Treasury, considering 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, make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. The definition of “electronic communication” in section 15(1) was amended by the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), section 406(1) and Schedule 17, paragraph 158."
    }
  ],
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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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