{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-elections-northern-ireland-amendment-order-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2024/9780348256178",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-elections-northern-ireland-amendment-order-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nNORTHERN IRELAND\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the [***] day of [***] 2024\nPresent,\nThe King's most excellent Majesty in Council\nIn accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to this Order being laid in draft before Parliament.\nIn accordance with section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, His Majesty, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 84(1), (1A), (2) and (3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 84(1A) was inserted by section 3(4) of the Elections Act 2001 (c. 7)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348256178/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:41:51.226129+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}