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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-ordinary-day-of-election-2004-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/222",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Election 2004) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-ordinary-day-of-election-2004-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 12th March 2004\nComing into force 13th March 2004\nThe First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 103 and 123(1)(b) of the Local Government Act 2003 and having consulted the Electoral Commission and such other persons as he considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 26."
    }
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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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