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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-conduct-of-referendumsengland-regulations-2012/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111517604",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums)(England) Regulations 2012",
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  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Conduct of referendum: poll at referendum not taken together with poll at relevant election or referendum",
  "text": "(1) A referendum is to be conducted in accordance with the Local Government Act Referendums Rules (as contained in Schedule 3 to these Regulations), unless the poll at the referendum is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum.\n(2) The provisions mentioned in the first column of Tables 1 to 6 of Schedule 4 to these Regulations have effect in relation to referendums, subject to the modifications specified in that Schedule and to any contrary provision in these Regulations.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111517604/regulation/8",
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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."
}