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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-police-and-crime-commissioner-elections-welsh-forms-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111529416",
  "legislation_title": "The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nPolice, England And Wales\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThis Order is made by the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 58(1) and 154(5) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 as extended by section 26(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission about this Order in accordance with section 7(2)(hc) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.\nIn accordance with section 154(2)(b) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c. 13."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1993 c.38."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000 c.41. Section 7(2)(hc) was inserted by paragraphs 8 and 11 of Schedule 10 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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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