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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977-electronic-communications-order-2003/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PATENTS\nMade 6th March 2003\nLaid before Parliament 7th March 2003\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, and after consultation with the Council on Tribunals pursuant to section 8(1) of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, hereby makes the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 53."
    }
  ],
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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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