In the UK at least, the government only has authority to execute legislation. And parliament only has authority to create legislation. If the legislation they

In the UK at least, the government only has authority to execute legislation. And parliament only has authority to create legislation. If the legislation they create is not lawful then it can't be enforced in the courts as doing so would be inherently unjust. Hashing data and purchasing electricity obtained from approved sources have never been shown to be (and unlikely ever will be) unlawful activities.