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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962-amendment-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/862",
  "legislation_title": "Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962-amendment-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 22nd March 2005\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 22nd day of March 2005\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the Electoral Commission has been consulted in accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 about this Order;\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 84(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 47"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/862/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."
}