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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-44",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "section/44",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "44",
  "heading": "Interception with the consent of the sender or recipient",
  "text": "(1) The interception of a communication is authorised by this section if the sender and the intended recipient of the communication have each consented to its interception.\n(2) The interception of a communication is authorised by this section if—\n(a) the communication is one sent by, or intended for, a person who has consented to the interception, and\n(b) surveillance by means of that interception has been authorised under—\n(i) Part 2 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, or\n(ii) the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 (2000 asp 11).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 44 in force at 27.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/652, reg. 8(p)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/44",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:06:02.282680+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."
}