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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3174",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Intrusive Surveillance) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-intrusive-surveillance-order-2003",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Designated public authority",
  "text": "The Northern Ireland Office is hereby designated for the purposes of section 41 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 as a public authority whose activities may require the carrying out of intrusive surveillance.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3174/article/2",
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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."
}