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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-parliamentary-elections-forms-northern-ireland-regulations-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111126653",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Forms) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2015",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "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, Northern Ireland\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\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.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Electoral Commission prior to these Regulations being made.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1), (4) and (4A) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41; amendments have been made to section 7 but they are not relevant to these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Subsection (4A) was inserted by section 22 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7)."
    }
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  "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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