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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-northern-ireland-order-1972/article-4",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1972/1264",
  "legislation_title": "Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-northern-ireland-order-1972",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Special provisions as to the local general elections to be held in 1973",
  "text": "Paras. (1)‐(7) rep. by SLR 1980\nPara. (8) rep. in pt. by SLR 1980, residue spent\nParas. (9)‐(12) rep. by SLR 1980\n(13) The Ministry may whether by notices in newspapers and periodicals or otherwise give information and guidance regarding elections conducted according to the principle of proportional representation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "SI 1973/2163"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1972/1264/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:54:41.772629+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."
}