{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-census-amendment-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2000/0110187199",
  "legislation_title": "The Census (Amendment) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-census-amendment-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order in Council laid before Parliament on 25th October 2000—Under section 6(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (superseding part of section 1(2) of the Census Act 1920) the draft is to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of that Act of 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the draft be not submitted to Her Majesty.\nCENSUS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nLaid before Parliament in draft\nMade 2000\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of 2000\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with the provisions of section 1(2) of the Census Act 1920 and section 6(2) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, and during the period of forty days beginning with the day on which a copy of the draft of the Order was laid before each House of Parliament neither House resolved that the draft should not be submitted to Her Majesty:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 1(1) of the Census Act 1920 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1920 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1946 c. 36; section 6(2) was modified by article 3(3) of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transitory and Transitional Provisions) (Statutory Instruments) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1096)."
    }
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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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