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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-electronic-communications-order-2003/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/512",
  "legislation_title": "The Patents Act 1977 (Electronic Communications) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-electronic-communications-order-2003",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Insertion of new definition",
  "text": "In section 130(1) of the Patents Act 1977 (interpretation) at the appropriate place there shall be inserted—\n““electronic communication” has the same meaning as in the Electronic Communications Act 2000;”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/512/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:30:44.789367+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."
}