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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-telecommunication-system-designation-torch-communications-limited-order-1996/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-telecommunication-system-designation-torch-communications-limited-order-1996/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1203",
  "legislation_title": "The Public Telecommunication System Designation (Torch Communications Limited) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-telecommunication-system-designation-torch-communications-limited-order-1996",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThe Secretary of State granted to Torch Communications Limited a licence on 8 February 1996 under section 7 of the Telecommunications Act 1984 to run the telecommunication systems specified in that Licence in the United Kingdom.\nA copy of the licence was laid before Parliament on 2nd May 1996. This Order designates those telecommunication systems as public telecommunications systems. Consequently, by virtue of section 9(3) of that Act, Torch Communications Limited will be a public telecommunications operator when the Order comes into force on 31st May 1996.\nThe licence replaces the licence granted by the Secretary of State to Torch Communications Limited on 24 September 1993 which is being revoked at the request of the licensee.\nA copy of the licence may be obtained from the Office of Telecommunications, 50 Ludgate Hill, London, EC4M 7JJ.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1203/note",
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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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