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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2426",
  "legislation_title": "The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/privacy-and-electronic-communications-ec-directive-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS\nMade 18th September 2003\nLaid before Parliament 18th September 2003\nComing into force 11th December 2003\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:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2001/3495."
    },
    {
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Regulations power to apply (with modifications) conferred (10.5.2018) by Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (c. 10), s. 21(d)"
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    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Instrument applied (25.5.2018) by Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12), ss. 122(a), 212(1) (with ss. 117, 209, 210); S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(e)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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