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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-amendment-rules-2001/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/81",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Amendment) Rules 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-amendment-rules-2001",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "For rule 4(3) (nomination of candidates) substitute:\n“(3) The description (if any) must consist of either—\n(a) a description (of not more than six words in length) which is authorised as mentioned in rule 4A(1) below; or\n(b) the word “Independent”.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Rule 4A was inserted by S.I. 1999/394."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/81/article/3",
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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."
}