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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110494687",
  "legislation_title": "The Regional Assembly and Local Government Referendums Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-regional-assembly-and-local-government-referendums-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 29(2) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 and section 156(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nDEVOLUTION, ENGLAND\nREFERENDUMS\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 2004\nComing into force 2004\nThe First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 2(9) and (10) and 7(1) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003, and by sections 129 and 156 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, and having consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 12(4) of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 and section 129(4) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order, of which a draft has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 10."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    }
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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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