{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-epping-forest-electoral-changesamendment-order-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-epping-forest-electoral-changesamendment-order-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2982",
  "legislation_title": "The District of Epping Forest (Electoral Changes)(Amendment) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-epping-forest-electoral-changesamendment-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 2nd December 2002\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Electoral Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 17 and 26 of the Local Government Act 1992, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Electoral Commission was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41). The functions of the Secretary of State, under sections 13 to 15 and 17 of the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), so far as they relate to electoral changes within the meaning of that Act, were transferred with modifications to the Electoral Commission by the Local Government Commission for England (Transfer of Functions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3962)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1992 c. 19. This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962, and also otherwise in ways not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "This section has been amended by S.I. 2001/3962."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2982/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:38:55.787467+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."
}