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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-parliamentary-elections-act-2002-amendment-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2017/9780111161791",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations 2017",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 13(5) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThe Minister for the Cabinet Office, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the European Parliament, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section and sections 12(1) and 13(3)(a) and (4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003.\nIn accordance with section 12(5) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, the Minister for the Cabinet Office has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations.\nIn accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 and section 13(5) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2016/1112."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and Part I of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2003 c.7 (“the 2003 Act”). Section 12 was amended by S.I. 2003/1887, there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The functions of the Secretary of State under the 2003 Act were made exercisable concurrently with the Lord President of the Council by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837). The Lord President of the Council’s functions were transferred to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1376); and were subsequently transferred to the Minister for the Cabinet Office by the Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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