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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-satellite-service-proscription-order-1995/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-satellite-service-proscription-order-1995/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2917",
  "legislation_title": "The Foreign Satellite Service Proscription Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-satellite-service-proscription-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BROADCASTING\nMade 13th November 1995\nLaid before Parliament 14th November 1995\nComing into force 5th December 1995\nWhereas the Secretary of State has received notification from the Independent Television Commission in accordance with section 177(2) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 of details of the foreign satellite service known as XXX TV Erotica and formerly known as TV Erotica together with their reasons why they consider that service to be unacceptable and why they consider that an Order under section 177 of that Act should be made:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State, having received such notification, is satisfied that the making of such an order is in the public interest and compatible with any international obligations of the United Kingdom:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 177 of the Broadcasting Act 1990, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 42."
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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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