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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111126516",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2015",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 2015\nComing into force 2015\nThe Lord President of the Council makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.\nThe Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.\nIn accordance with section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c.24; the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 7(1) were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c.41; section 7(2)(a) was amended by section 15 of and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002."
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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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