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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-referendum-date-of-referendum-etc-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/278",
  "legislation_title": "The European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Referendums\nRepresentation Of The People\nMade 3rd March 2016\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThese Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(2) and 11(1) of, paragraphs 1, 12 and 39(2)(b), (5)(b) and (7) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 5(2)(b), (5)(b) and (7) of Schedule 2 to, the European Union Referendum Act 2015.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 9(2) of that Act.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2015 c.36. See the definition of “the Minister” in section 11(1)."
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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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