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  "node_id": "uk-electronic-communications-act-2000",
  "title": "UK Electronic Communications Act 2000 - Electronic Signatures and Digital Transactions",
  "domain": "Workflow Automation",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-02",
  "bluf": "The Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c.7) provides the legal foundation for electronic signatures in UK law and grants the Secretary of State power to modify legislation to facilitate electronic communications and storage…",
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
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    "australia-electronic-transactions-act-1999",
    "us-esign-act-2000-electronic-signatures",
    "eu-eidas-trust-services-telecoms-910-2014"
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    "Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c.7) - Section 7: electronic signatures admissible as evidence of authenticity and integrity; Section 8: power to modify legislation to facilitate electronic communications",
    "Electronic Communications Act 2000 Section 7(1) - electronic signatures incorporated in or logically associated with electronic communications are admissible in legal proceedings"
  ]
}