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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989-electronic-communications-wales-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2001/605",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (Electronic Communications) (Wales) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989-electronic-communications-wales-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES\nMade 27th February 2001\nComing into force 1st April 2001\nThe National Assembly for Wales considers 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. It therefore makes this Order in exercise of the powers given to it by section 8 and 10(2), (3)(d), (3)(e), (4) and (5) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 with the consent of the Secretary of State:",
  "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/wsi/2001/605/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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