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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110814674",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008",
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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 (c.2) and section 42(10) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22) for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 2008\nComing into force 1st July 2008\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and section 42(9) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”), the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to making these Regulations.\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“the 1983 Act”) and section 42(10) of the 2006 Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the enactments which are specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations, makes the following Regulations:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c.22."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1983 c.2. section 201(2) was substituted by paragraph 69 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50) and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41) and article 5(b) of S.I.1991/1728."
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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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