{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-networks-and-services-designated-vendor-directions-penalties-order-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/443",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Communications (Networks and Services) (Designated Vendor Directions) (Penalties) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-networks-and-services-designated-vendor-directions-penalties-order-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 2nd April 2025\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 97(3)(a) and 402(3)(a) of the Communications Act 2003.\nIn accordance with section 97(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by resolution, of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 21. There are amendments to section 97 which are not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/443/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:17:39.449740+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}