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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867/section-40",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/30-31/3",
  "legislation_title": "British North America Act 1867",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/british-north-america-act-1867",
  "path": "section/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Electoral districts of the four provinces.",
  "text": "Until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick shall, for the Purposes of the Election of Members to serve in the House of Commons, be divided into Electoral Districts as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/30-31/3/section/40",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:00:28.561125+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}