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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-notification-of-authorisations-etc-order-2000/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2563",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Notification of Authorisations etc.) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-notification-of-authorisations-etc-order-2000",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 2000 Act” means the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;\n“authorisation” means a police or customs authorisation for the carrying out of intrusive surveillance;\n“Commissioner” means an ordinary Surveillance Commissioner; and\n“notice to a Commissioner” means the notice required to be given under section 35(1) of the 2000 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2017/845",
      "affecting_title": "The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2017"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2563/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:18:12.906531+00:00"
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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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