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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989-electronic-communications-england-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3056",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989-electronic-communications-england-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 10th November 2000\nLaid before Parliament 17th November 2000\nComing into force 10th December 2000\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, considering that the authorisation of the use of electronic communications by this Order for any purpose is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made of electronic communications than in other cases, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 8 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. For the definition of “the appropriate Minister” see sections 9(1) and 10(1)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3056/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."
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