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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-communications-data-code-of-practice-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3175",
  "legislation_title": "The Retention of Communications Data (Code of Practice) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/retention-of-communications-data-code-of-practice-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "INVESTIGATORY POWERS\nMade 4th December 2003\nComing into force 5th December 2003\nWhereas—\n(1) in pursuance of section 102(1) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (“the 2001 Act”) the Secretary of State is under a duty to issue a code of practice containing provisions relating to the retention by communications providers of communications data obtained by or held by them;\n(2) in pursuance of section 103(2) of the 2001 Act the Secretary of State has consulted with the Information Commissioner and the communications providers to whom the code will apply;\n(3) in pursuance of section 103(1) of the 2001 Act the Secretary of State has prepared and published the code in the form of a draft and has considered representations made to him about the draft and modified the draft accordingly;\n(4) in pursuance of section 103(4) of the 2001 Act the Secretary of State has laid that draft code before both Houses of Parliament; and\n(5) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 103(5) of the 2001 Act, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 c. 24."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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