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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2001/section-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2001/7",
  "legislation_title": "Elections Act 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2001",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Consequential provision",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by order make such consequential, transitional or supplemental provision as he considers appropriate as a result of any provision of, or made under, this Act.\n(2) An order may, in particular, amend any provision of, or made under, an enactment or modify the application of such a provision.\n(3) The power to make an order is exercisable by statutory instrument.\n(4) A statutory instrument made under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/7/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:12.284387+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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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