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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005-part-5b-rules-2019/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2019/1369",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates' Courts (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005, Part 5B) Rules 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-proceeds-of-crime-act-2002-external-requests-and-orders-order-2005-part-5b-rules-2019",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Rules—\n(a) “the Order” means the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 ;\n(b) “document” includes any notification required to be given under these Rules;\n(c) “electronic communication” has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 ;\n(d) words and expressions used otherwise have the same meaning as in Part 5B of the Order.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. No. 2005/3181, to which relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2018/1078."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) is amended by section 406 of, and paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 2 in force at 12.11.2019, see rule 1"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1369/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:36:26.831076+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."
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