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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1999/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1999/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1378",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 14th May 1999\nComing into force 18th May 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 29(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, as applied by regulation 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1999, hereby makes the following Order with the consent of the Treasury:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; section 29 has been amended by section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) and by the Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1728). The powers in section 29(3) are extended by section 29(4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/1214."
    }
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  "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."
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