{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-adur-electoral-changes-order-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2991",
  "legislation_title": "The District of Adur (Electoral Changes) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-adur-electoral-changes-order-2002",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order gives effect, with one modification, to recommendations by the Boundary Committee for England, a committee of the Electoral Commission, for electoral changes in the district of Adur. The changes have effect in relation to Lancing and Sompting parish council elections that were due to be held on 1st May 2003, and to all local government elections to be held on and after 6th May 2004.\nThe modification relates to the naming of Churchill Ward.\nArticle 3 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 14 new wards.\nArticle 4 makes provision for a whole district council election in 2004 and for reversion to the established system of elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 provides for the order of retirement of councillors.\nArticles 5 and 6 make electoral changes in the parishes of Lancing and Sompting.\nArticle 7 provides for the elections of certain parish councils in the district.\nArticle 9 obliges the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary amendments to the electoral register to reflect the new electoral arrangements.\nArticle 10 revokes the District of Adur (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/1434), with the exception of articles 8 and 9(8).\nThe areas of the new district and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2. Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Adur District Council and at the principal office of the Electoral Commission at Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2991/note",
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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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