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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-additional-voluntary-contributions-scheme-amendment-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2418",
  "legislation_title": "The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-parliamentary-united-kingdom-representatives-pensions-additional-voluntary-contributions-scheme-amendment-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT\nMade 15th September 2004\nLaid before Parliament 17th September 2004\nComing into force 8th October 2004\nThe Leader of the House of Commons, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(1) and (3) of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 and now vested in him, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 50; the citation of this Act has been amended in accordance with section 3 of the European Communities Act 1986 (c. 58)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (European Parliamentary Pay and Pensions) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2995) and article 2(1) of the Transfer of Functions (European Parliamentary Pay and Pensions) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2922)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2418/introduction",
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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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