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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-waveney-electoral-changes-order-2001/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/3889",
  "legislation_title": "The District of Waveney (Electoral Changes) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/district-of-waveney-electoral-changes-order-2001",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England for electoral changes in the district of Waveney. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 2nd May 2002.\nArticle 2 abolishes the existing wards of the district and provides for the creation of 23 new wards. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of, and numbers of councillors for, the new wards.\nArticle 3 makes provision for a whole council election in 2002 and for reversion to elections by thirds in subsequent years. Schedule 2 regulates the order of retirement of councillors.\nArticles 4 and 5 make electoral changes in the parishes of Beccles and Oulton.\nArticle 6 provides for elections of parish councillors in the district.\nArticle 7 revokes the District of Waveney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980.\nThe areas of the new district and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of Waveney District Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SWIE 6DE.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3889/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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