{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-secretary-of-state-and-treasury-order-1986/article-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1986/2237",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State and Treasury) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-secretary-of-state-and-treasury-order-1986",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, interpretation and commencement",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State and Treasury) Order 1986.\n(2) In this Order—\n“the 1981 Act” means the British Telecommunications Act 1981;\n“the 1984 Act” means the Telecommunications Act 1984.\n(3) In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears, expressions which are also used in Part V of the 1984 Act have the same meanings as in that Part.\n(4) This Order comes into operation on 29th January 1987.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/2237/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:35:28.905569+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}