{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-welsh-forms-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1233",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Communities) (Welsh Forms) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-communities-welsh-forms-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES\nMade 29th April 2004\nLaid before Parliament 30th April 2004\nComing into force 4th May 2004\nThe First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 26(2) of the Welsh Language Act 1993, as modified by section 22 of the Representation of the People Act 1985, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1993 c. 38."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1985 c. 50."
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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."
}