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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-directed-surveillance-and-covert-human-intelligence-sources-order-2003/article-10",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3171",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-directed-surveillance-and-covert-human-intelligence-sources-order-2003",
  "path": "article/10",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Restrictions on the granting of authorisations",
  "text": "The restrictions on the granting of authorisations under section 28 and 29 of the 2000 Act that apply to an individual holding an office, rank or position with a relevant public authority listed in column 2 of the Schedule to this Order shall also apply to individuals holding all more senior offices, ranks or positions with that authority that are prescribed by article 5.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 10 in force at 5.1.2004, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "coming into force",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/3171",
      "affecting_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3171/article/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:37:44.703779+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}