{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-electronic-communications-order-2011/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-electronic-communications-order-2011/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/593",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutual Societies (Electronic Communications) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutual-societies-electronic-communications-order-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Building Societies\nFriendly Societies\nIndustrial And Provident Societies\nMade 21st March 2011\nLaid before Parliament 22nd March 2011\nComing into force 12th April 2011\nThe Treasury consider 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.\nThe Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/593/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."
}