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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-electronic-communications-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2889",
  "legislation_title": "The Prescription Only Medicines (Human Use) (Electronic Communications) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-only-medicines-human-use-electronic-communications-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICINES\nMade 20th August 2001\nLaid before Parliament 21st August 2001\nComing into force 11th September 2001\nThe Secretary of State, considering 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, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. For the definition of “the appropriate Minister”, see sections 9(1) and 10(1)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/2889/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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