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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/18",
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  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) OFCOM must comply with any reasonable request made by the Commissioner, in connection with the Commissioner's functions under section 7 and this Schedule, for advice on technical and similar matters relating to electronic communications.\n(2) For this purpose, the Commissioner may disclose to OFCOM any information obtained by the Commissioner under this Schedule.\n(3) In this paragraph “OFCOM” means the Office of Communications established by section 1 of the Office of Communications Act 2002.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 7(g)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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