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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3362",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 19th December 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 6(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, after consultation with the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    }
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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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