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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-welsh-forms-amendment-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1402",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary Elections (Welsh Forms) (Amendment) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-elections-welsh-forms-amendment-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 18th May 1999\nLaid before Parliament 24th May 1999\nComing into force 31st May 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 26 and 27(4) of the Welsh Language Act 1993, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 38; section 26 is extended by paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (c. 10), as amended by section 35(3) of the Welsh Language Act 1993."
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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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