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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/regulation-of-investigatory-powers-notification-of-authorisations-etc-order-2000/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INVESTIGATORY POWERS\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 20th September 2000\nLaid before Parliament 22nd September 2000\nComing into force 25th September 2000\nWhereas the Secretary of State may make an order under section 35(2)(c) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000;\nAnd whereas subsections (6) and (7) of section 35 provide that the order made on the first occasion on which the power is exercised does not need to be approved by Parliament before being made, but must be approved after being made in accordance with subsection (7);\nAnd whereas this is the first occasion on which the Secretary of State exercises the power;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 35(2)(c) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "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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