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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-privilege-suspension-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2045",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Privilege (Suspension) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-privilege-suspension-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "POST OFFICE\nMade 5th August 1996\nLaid before Parliament 5th August 1996\nComing into force 6th August 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 69 of the British Telecommunications Act 1981 and after consultation with the Post Office, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 38."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2045/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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