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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electoral-registration-data-schemes-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111524077",
  "legislation_title": "The Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electoral-registration-data-schemes-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 35(10) of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Lord President of the Council makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35 and 36 of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009.\nIn accordance with section 36(1) of that Act, the schemes set out in this Order give effect to proposals which have been submitted to the Lord President of the Council by the registration officers to whom the schemes relate, and this Order gives effect to such schemes with modifications suggested by him and agreed to by the relevant registration officers.\nIn accordance with section 36(2) of that Act, before making this Order the Lord President of the Council consulted the Electoral Commission, the Information Commissioner and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.\nIn accordance with section 35(10) of that Act, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c. 12. Article 3 of the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837) provides that the powers conferred on the Secretary of State under the 2009 Act (with exceptions which are not relevant here) are exercisable concurrently by the Secretary of State and the Lord President of the Council."
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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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