{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-communities-definition-of-treaties-common-electoral-principles-order-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-communities-definition-of-treaties-common-electoral-principles-order-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110484177",
  "legislation_title": "European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Common Electoral Principles) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-communities-definition-of-treaties-common-electoral-principles-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES\nMade 2004\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the day of 2004\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 1 of the European Communities Act 1972 and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972, 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": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110484177/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:24:45.165807+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."
}