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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-rother-electoral-changes-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2016/9780111150771",
  "legislation_title": "The Rother (Electoral Changes) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-rother-electoral-changes-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 59(9) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; draft to lie for forty days pursuant to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, during which period either House of Parliament may resolve that the Order be not made.\nLocal Government, England\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)\nHaving conducted a review of the electoral arrangements in the district of Rother under section 56 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, and having published recommendations following that review in September 2016 under section 58(4) of that Act, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(1) and (2) of that Act.\nFurther to section 6(1) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1946, a draft of the Order has been laid before each House of Parliament and a period of forty days has elapsed since the day on which it was laid; neither House has resolved that the Order be not made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1946 c. 36."
    }
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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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