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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-and-data-protection-appropriate-limit-and-fees-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3244",
  "legislation_title": "The Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/freedom-of-information-and-data-protection-appropriate-limit-and-fees-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION\nDATA PROTECTION\nMade 7th December 2004\nLaid before Parliament 9th December 2004\nComing into force 1st January 2005\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 9(3) and (4), 12(3), (4) and (5), and 13(1) and (2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 , and by sections 9A(5) and 67(2) of the Data Protection Act 1998 , and having consulted the Information Commissioner in accordance with section 67(3) of the Data Protection Act 1998, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2000 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1998 c. 29. Section 9A of the Data Protection Act 1998 was inserted by section 69(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3244/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."
}