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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-communications-data-relevant-public-authorities-and-designated-senior-officers-no-2-regulations-2020/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-communications-data-relevant-public-authorities-and-designated-senior-officers-no-2-regulations-2020/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2020/661",
  "legislation_title": "The Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) (No. 2) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/investigatory-powers-communications-data-relevant-public-authorities-and-designated-senior-officers-no-2-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Investigatory Powers\nMade 29th June 2020\nLaid before Parliament 1st July 2020\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 71(1) of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, makes the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 c. 25. Section 71(2) was amended, and section 71(2A) was inserted, by S.I. 2018/1123."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/661/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:28:51.565336+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."
}