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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-amendment-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1039",
  "legislation_title": "The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-amendment-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 31st March 2004\nLaid before Parliament 2nd April 2004\nComing into force 25th June 2004\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in respect of matters relating to electronic communications, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/3495."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
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