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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-amendment-rules-2001/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 15th January 2001\nLaid before Parliament 25th January 2001\nComing into force 16th February 2001\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 36(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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