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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0110796853",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 1998\nComing into force 1998\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 53 and 201(1) of, and paragraphs 3 and 5A(1) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 and sections 6(1) and (5), 7(1) and (3), 8(6) and (7) and 9(4), (7) and (8) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, having regard to section 27(2) of that Act and the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, I hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sections 53 and 201(1) have been amended but the amendments are not relevant in the context of these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; paragraph 5A was inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1985."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 50."
    }
  ],
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  "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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