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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/valuation-appeal-committee-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/124",
  "legislation_title": "The Valuation Appeal Committee (Electronic Communications) (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/valuation-appeal-committee-electronic-communications-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT\nRATING AND VALUATION\nMade 28th February 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 1st March 2007\nComing into force 1st April 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers, considering that the authorisation, by this Order, of the use of electronic communications 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 of electronic communications or electronic storage than in other cases, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8 and 9 of the Electronic Communications Act 2000, and with the consent of the Secretary of State in accordance with section 9(7)(c) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 7 (“the 2000 Act”). By virtue of the modifications for Scotland in section 9(7) of the 2000 Act, 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."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/124/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."
}