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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-communications-data-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3172",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-communications-data-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INVESTIGATORY POWERS\nMade 5th December 2003\nComing into force 5th January 2004\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph (g) of the definition of “relevant public authority” in section 25(1) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and by sections 25(2) and (3) and 78(5) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 23."
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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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