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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2002/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2002/0110424247",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "schedule/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Enabling Powers",
  "text": "These Regulations are made under the following powers:\n(a) sections I0A(7), 13C(2) , 53 and 201(1) and (3) of, rules 24 and 37(1F) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(4A) and (4B) and 10 to 13 of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983; and\n(b) having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of that Act, sections 10(4), 10A(1), 13A(1) and (2) and 13B(3) of, and rule 24 of Schedule 1 to, that Act.\nAny reference to a provision which has been applied by section 1(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 includes that provision as so applied.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 10A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 13C was inserted by section 4 of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“1985 Act”) and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act and amended by section 3(4) of the 2002 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Rule 37(1F) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Sub-paragraphs (4A) and (4B) of paragraph 1 were inserted by section 6(2) of the 2002 Act; paragraphs 10, 10A, 10B and 11 were substituted by section 9 of the 2000 Act; paragraph 11A was inserted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act; and paragraph 13(1A) was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Sections 10, 10A, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "1989 c. 3; Schedule 1 was amended by Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act and section 6(2) of the 2002 Act."
    }
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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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