{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-registration-pilot-scheme-order-2014/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-registration-pilot-scheme-order-2014/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/3178",
  "legislation_title": "The Electoral Registration Pilot Scheme Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-registration-pilot-scheme-order-2014",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Order—\n“area” means an area which is—\n(a)in England, a district or London borough;\n(b)in Wales, a county or county borough;\n(c)in Scotland, a local government area;\nand which is specified in the Schedule;\n“Lord President” means the Lord President of the Council.\n(2) In articles 4(1), (3) and (4) and 5(1) references to a person acting on the Lord President’s behalf are to a person appointed by the Lord President with the approval of the Secretary of State for Transport and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 26.11.2014, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3178/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:54:56.866909+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."
}