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  "legislation_title": "The Telecommunications (Interconnection) (Number Portability, etc.) Regulations 1999",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TELECOMMUNICATIONS\nMade 23rd December 1999\nLaid before Parliament 29th December 1999\nComing into force—\nexcept for regulation 5 19th January 2000\nregulation 5 1st March 2000\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated in pursuance of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to telecommunications, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
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