{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-broadband-order-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/445",
  "legislation_title": "The Electronic Communications (Universal Service) (Broadband) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electronic-communications-universal-service-broadband-order-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Electronic Communications\nMade 28th March 2018\nLaid before Parliament 28th March 2018\nComing into force 23rd April 2018\nThe Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 65 of the Communications Act 2003.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted OFCOM and such other persons as he considers appropriate in accordance with section 65(4).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 21. Section 65 was amended by the Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/2010), the Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043) and section 1 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/445/introduction",
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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."
}