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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/isle-of-wight-electoral-changes-order-1999/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2393",
  "legislation_title": "The Isle of Wight (Electoral Changes) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/isle-of-wight-electoral-changes-order-1999",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order gives effect to recommendations by the Local Government Commission for England and the Isle of Wight Council for electoral changes in the Isle of Wight. The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after 3rd May 2001.\nArticle 2 abolishes the existing divisions of the county and provides for the creation of 48 new divisions. That article and Schedule 1 also make provision for the names and areas of the new divisions.\nArticles 3 to 11 make electoral changes in the parishes of Bembridge, Cowes, East Cowes, Lake, Sandown, Shanklin, Shorwell, Ventnor (to which Schedule 2 is also relevant) and Yarmouth.\nArticle 12 revokes article 5(3) of the Isle of Wight (Structural Change) Order 1994 which established the existing county divisions.\nThe areas of the new county divisions and parish wards are demarcated on the map described in article 1(3). Prints of the map may be inspected at all reasonable times at the offices of the Isle of Wight Council and at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 2nd Floor, Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2393/note",
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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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