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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-24A",
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  "legislation": "asp/2005/5",
  "legislation_title": "Fire (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/24A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "24A",
  "heading": "Use of electronic communication",
  "text": "(1) In section 24(1) and (3), the reference to the giving of notice in writing shall include the giving of notice by means of a document, the text of which–\n(a) is received in legible form;\n(b) is capable of being used for subsequent reference; and\n(c) is sent by an electronic communication within the meaning of section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c. 7).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 24A inserted (23.6.2006) by The Electronic Communications (Scotland) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/367), arts. 1(1) {8}"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/5/section/24A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:28.643565+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."
}