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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-referendumspetitionsengland-regulations-2011/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-referendumspetitionsengland-regulations-2011/regulation-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2914",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Referendums)(Petitions)(England) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-referendumspetitionsengland-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Petitions for a referendum",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 7, a local authority shall hold a referendum by virtue of this Part where they receive a valid petition (but shall not be required to hold such a referendum where they receive a petition which is not a valid petition).\n(2) A petition may be presented to a local authority—\n(a) by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting it to any office of the authority; or\n(b) by delivering it to any such office.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2914/regulation/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:48:19.492104+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}