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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-electronic-communications-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2521",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Act 1996 (Electronic Communications) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996-electronic-communications-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 22nd September 2004\nLaid before Parliament 1st October 2004\nComing into force 1st January 2005\nThe Secretary of State for Education and Skills, 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, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
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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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