{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-satellite-service-proscription-order-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-satellite-service-proscription-order-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1865",
  "legislation_title": "The Foreign Satellite Service Proscription Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foreign-satellite-service-proscription-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BROADCASTING\nMade 30th July 1998\nLaid before Parliament 30th July 1998\nComing into force 20th August 1998\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 Eurotica Rendez-Vous 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 him 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; section 177 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 is amended by paragraph 13 of the Schedule to the Satellite Television Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1997/1682)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1865/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."
}