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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2001/0110293568",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "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.This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2001/400 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 2001\nComing into force 2001\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 53, 201(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 10B(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) “the 2000 Act”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 201(1) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728 and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; paragraph 10B was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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