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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-order-2015/article-5",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1376",
  "legislation_title": "The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/chancellor-of-the-duchy-of-lancaster-order-2015",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Transfer of functions exercisable by the Lord President only to the Chancellor of the Duchy",
  "text": "(1) The following functions of the Lord President are transferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy—\n(a) functions under section 2(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;\n(b) functions under an instrument, or provision of an instrument, listed in paragraph (2).\n(2) The instruments and provisions referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are—\n(a) the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001;\n(b) the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001;\n(c) article 17 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013;\n(d) article 6 of the Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme Order 2014.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 5 in force at 22.6.2015, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41. Section 2(2)(b) was substituted by S.I. 2002/2626, Sch. 2 and amended by S.I. 2010/1837, Sch. The functions under section 2(2)(b) were transferred to the Lord President by S.I. 2010/1837, art. 4."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/341."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/497."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 2013/3197."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "S.I. 2014/3178."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1376/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:35:06.848176+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."
}