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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-referendum-act-2015-commencement-regulations-2016/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/69",
  "legislation_title": "The European Union Referendum Act 2015 (Commencement) Regulations 2016",
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  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nSections 9 to 14 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 (c. 36) came into force on 17th December 2015 when the Act was passed.\nThese Regulations bring into force the remaining provisions of the Act on 1st February 2016.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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