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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-conduct-of-referendums-wales-regulations-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2004/870",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Wales) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-conduct-of-referendums-wales-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES\nMade 23rd March 2004\nComing into force 24th March 2004\nThe National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 26 of the Welsh Language Act 1993 and sections 13(3), 45 and 105 of the Local Government Act 2000, having consulted the Electoral Commission pursuant to section 45(8A) to (8D) of that Act and having satisfied the requirements as to laying in section 45(8B) and (8D), makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 38."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 22. For the application of that Act to Wales, see section 106. Section 45 is amended by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41), section 158(1), Schedule 21, paragraph 18."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/870/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."
}