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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-administration-act-2006-commencement-no-9-order-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/538",
  "legislation_title": "The Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-administration-act-2006-commencement-no-9-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Representation Of The People\nMade 26th April 2016\nThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(2) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 22. The powers under section 77 are conferred on “the Secretary of State” whose functions, by virtue of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1376), article 3 and Schedule 1, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 2, are exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. See section 74A of the Electoral Administration Act 2006."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/538/introduction",
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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."
}