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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/874",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 16th March 1997\nComing into force 24th March 1997\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978, I hereby make the following Regulations:",
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      "text": "1978 c. 10; the citation of this Act was amended by section 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58)."
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