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  "legislation_title": "Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009",
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  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“local government elector” has the meaning given in section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70);\n“electoral area”, in relation to a principal council, means an area for which one or more members of the council are elected.",
  "extent": null,
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 applied by 2007 c. 28, s. 8(6D) (as inserted (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 65(2), 148(3)(b); S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(l))"
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      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4(ee)"
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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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