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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/332",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING\nMade 27th July 2004\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers, considering that authorisation made by this Order for the use of electronic communications and or electronic storage for any purpose, is such that the extent (if any) to which records of things done for that purpose will be available will be no less satisfactory in cases where use is made for electronic communications or electronic storage than in other case, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and all other powers enabling in that behalf, and with the consent of the Secretary of State in accordance with section 9(7)(c) of that Act, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7. All by virtue of the modifications for Scotland in sections 8 and 9(7), the reference to the appropriate Minister is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of State, and the powers of the Secretary of State may be exercised by the Scottish Ministers, with the consent of the Secretary of State."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/332/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."
}