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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-amendment-order-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2015/9780111137598",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-amendment-order-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Draft Order supersedes the draft of the same title which was laid before Parliament on 6th July 2015 and published on 6th July 2015 (ISBN 978-0-11-113746-8) under section 96(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. It is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that draft order.\nNorthern Ireland\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(h) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Electoral Commission prior to this Order being made.\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 96(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(4) and (6) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41; amendments have been made to section 7 but they are not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 47; amendments have been made to section 96(2) but they are not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111137598/introduction",
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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."
}