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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000-code-of-practice-for-authorised-officers-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/425",
  "legislation_title": "The Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Authorised Officers) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000-code-of-practice-for-authorised-officers-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM\nMade 15th February 2001\nComing into force 19th February 2001\nWhereas:\n(1) by paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 14 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) the Secretary of State is required to issue a code of practice in connection with the exercise by authorised officers of functions conferred on them by virtue of the Act;\n(2) pursuant to paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State has published a draft of the code of practice in connection with the above matter and has considered representations made to him about it and modified it as he thinks appropriate;\n(3) pursuant to paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State has laid a draft of the code of practice before Parliament;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 14 to the 2000 Act, the Secretary of State makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 123(4)(m) of the 2000 Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 11."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/425/introduction",
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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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