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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-television-licence-fees-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/290",
  "legislation_title": "The Wireless Telegraphy (Television Licence Fees) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wireless-telegraphy-television-licence-fees-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TELEGRAPHS\nMade 11th February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 12th February 1997\nComing into force 1st April 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1 and 2 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, as they have effect in the United Kingdom and as extended by the Wireless Telegraphy (Channel Islands) Order 1952 and the Wireless Telegraphy (Isle of Man) Order 1952, and now vested in her, hereby, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1949 c. 54; these sections are amended by Part I of Schedule 18 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42). The said Part I was extended to Guernsey by the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Guernsey) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/191), to Jersey by the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Jersey) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/193) and to the Isle of Man by the Broadcasting Act 1990 (Isle of Man) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/192)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1952/1900."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1952/1899."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48); S.I. 1969/1369, 1371, 1974/691."
    }
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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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