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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-98",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016/section-98.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2016/25",
  "legislation_title": "Investigatory Powers Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-act-2016",
  "path": "section/98",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "98",
  "heading": "Part 4: interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“notice” means notice in writing,\n“relevant communications data” has the meaning given by section 87(11),\n“retention notice” has the meaning given by section 87(1).\n(2) See also—\nsection 261 (telecommunications definitions),\nsection 262 (postal definitions),\nsection 263 (general definitions),\nsection 265 (index of defined expressions).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 98 in force at 30.12.2016 by S.I. 2016/1233, reg. 2(m)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/25/section/98",
    "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."
}