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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-registration-and-administration-act-2013/section-15",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2013/6",
  "legislation_title": "Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-registration-and-administration-act-2013",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Timing of parish and community council elections in England and Wales",
  "text": "(1) Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (postponement of parish and community council elections in England and Wales) is repealed.\n(2) In section 29(5) of that Act (provisions which do not extend to Northern Ireland), for “16 to 18” substitute “ 17 and 18 ”.\n(3) In section 40(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (effect of bank holidays etc on timing of elections), omit “or section 16 of the Representation of the People Act 1985”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 15 in force at 2.4.2013 by S.I. 2013/702, art. 3(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/6/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:08:29.715400+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."
}