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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-conduct-of-referendums-england-regulations-2001/regulation-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1298",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2001",
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  "path": "regulation/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Hours of polling",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the hours of polling shall be between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. on the day of the referendum.\n(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply in relation to a referendum—\n(a) as regards which a determination under regulation 10(1) has effect; or\n(b) at which the poll is taken together with the poll at a parliamentary or European Parliamentary election.\n(3) The hours of polling in a referendum to which paragraph (2)(b) applies shall be those applicable to the election concerned.",
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      "affecting": "uksi/2006/752",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1298/regulation/12",
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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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