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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-england-and-wales-amendment-england-rules-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/1029",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Rules 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-england-and-wales-amendment-england-rules-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Local Government, England\nRepresentation Of The People, England\nMade 4th October 2022\nLaid before Parliament 17th October 2022\nComing into force 9th November 2022\nThe Secretary of State makes these Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36(1) and (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(d) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 36(1) was amended by section 13(2) of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(d) was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1029/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:55:14.287145+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}