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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st October 2007 Part 3 (sections 49 to 56 and Schedule 2) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 which relates to the investigation of protected electronic information. It also commences those parts of Part 4 of the Act which relate to the scrutiny of the powers in Part 3 and to the issue and effect of codes of practice.