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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-parliamentary-elections-forms-northern-ireland-regulations-2015/note",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111126653",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Forms) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-parliamentary-elections-forms-northern-ireland-regulations-2015",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the forms used at European Parliamentary elections held in Northern Ireland for ballot papers, poll cards, postal poll cards, proxy poll cards, proxy postal poll cards, guidance for voters, certificates of employment, declarations made by the companions of voters with disabilities, proxy papers, declarations of identity, and declarations of identity at combined polls. These Regulations also remove the requirement for a witness to a declaration of identity to provide a name and address and define who may act as a witness.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111126653/note",
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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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