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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2064",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Representation Of The People\nMade 19th August 2013\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nThe Lord President of the Council makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.\nIn accordance with section 7(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, the Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission prior to making this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "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) and section 27(2) of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 (c. 12). By virtue of section 16B of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24), which was inserted by paragraph 10 of the Schedule to the Lord President of the Council Order (2010/1837), the functions of the Secretary of State under that Act are exercisable concurrently with the Lord President of the Council."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41; section 7(2)(b) was substituted by section 15 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24)."
    }
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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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