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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-postal-and-proxy-voting-etc-amendment-regulations-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-39",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2023/9780348249682",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-postal-and-proxy-voting-etc-amendment-regulations-2023",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/39",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Saving for certain proxy appointments at ongoing recall petitions",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where—\n(a) a proxy appointment ceases to have effect in accordance with paragraph 8 or 9 of Schedule 4 to EA 2022 or paragraph 35 of this Schedule, and\n(b) ignoring the effect of that paragraph, a person would have been entitled by virtue of that appointment to sign as proxy at an ongoing recall petition.\n(2) Despite the effect of paragraph 8(2) or 9(2) of Schedule 4 to EA 2022 or paragraph 35(2) of this Schedule, the proxy appointment continues to have effect for the purposes of the ongoing recall petition.\n(3) In this paragraph, “proxy appointment” has the meaning given in paragraph 34(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348249682/schedule/2/paragraph/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:43:07.310455+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}