{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-welsh-forms-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-welsh-forms-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/561",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Communities) (Welsh Forms) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-welsh-forms-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 27th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 2nd April 1987\nComing into force 6th April 1987\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 2(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1967, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 66; section 2(1) was extended by section 22(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/561/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."
}