{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ashford-electoral-changes-order-2017-uksi-2017-117/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/117",
  "legislation_title": "The Ashford (Electoral Changes) Order 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ashford-electoral-changes-order-2017-uksi-2017-117",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government, England\nMade 2nd February 2017\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nUnder section 92(2) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 Ashford Borough Council made recommendations in a review to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England for the alteration of boundaries of electoral divisions within that Council’s area related to changes to the boundaries of parish wards within that Councils area under section 86(2) of that Act.\nThe Local Government Boundary Commission for England has decided to give effect to the recommendations and makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92(3) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c. 28. Section 92 was amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20)."
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/117/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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