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					<dc:description>This Order increases the maximum membership of the Office of Communications from six to nine.</dc:description>
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<Number>2002 No. 2956</Number>
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<Title>ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS</Title>
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<Title>The Office of Communications (Membership) Order 2002</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
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<Text>This Order may be cited as the Office of Communications (Membership) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 24th December 2002.</Text>
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<Text>The number specified in section 1(2) of the Office of Communications Act 2002 as the maximum membership for the Office of Communications shall be nine.</Text>
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<Text>This Order increases the maximum membership of the Office of Communications from six to nine.</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/11" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2002" Number="0011">2002 c. 11</Citation>.</Text>
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