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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1056",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 14th March 2004\nComing into force in accordance with article 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; section 6(2) was amended by section 20(2) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7)."
    },
    {
      "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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