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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliament-disqualification-united-kingdom-and-gibraltar-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1246",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliament (Disqualification) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 27th April 2004\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 10(4A) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, after consultation with the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 10(4B) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 24; sections 10(4A) and (4B) and 13(3A) to (3C) were inserted by section 21(1)(b) and (3) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7)."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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