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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-interception-and-disclosure-of-messages-designation-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2409",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Interception and Disclosure of Messages) (Designation) Regulations 2000",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TELEGRAPHS\nMade 6th September 2000\nLaid before Parliament 7th September 2000\nComing into force 2nd October 2000\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5(7)(c) and (12)(c) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 54; section 5 was amended by section 73 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2409/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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