{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/office-of-communications-provision-of-information-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/125",
  "legislation_title": "The Office of Communications (Provision of Information) Regulations 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/office-of-communications-provision-of-information-regulations-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Broadcasting\nElectronic Communications\nMade 4th February 2020\nLaid before Parliament 13th February 2020\nComing into force 1st April 2020\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24A(4) and 402(3) of the Communications Act 2003, makes the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 24A(5) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted OFCOM.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c.21. Section 24A was inserted by section 98 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c.30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 405(1) of the 2003 Act defines ‘OFCOM’ as the Office of Communications."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/125/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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