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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-england-and-wales-rules-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/3304",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) Rules 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-principal-areas-england-and-wales-rules-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "representation of the people, england and wales\nMade 12th December 2006\nLaid before Parliament 12th December 2006\nComing into force in accordance with rule 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(d) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 he has consulted the Electoral Commission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Rules modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(2), Sch. 5 para. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Rules restricted (E.) (18.3.2022) by The North Yorkshire (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/328), arts. 1(1), 14(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Rules restricted (E.) (18.3.2022) by The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/331), arts. 1(1), 5(5), 20(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Rules restricted (E.) (18.3.2022) by The Somerset (Structural Changes) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/329), arts. 1(1), 14(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Rules restricted (E.) (10.3.2026) by The Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/264), arts. 1(1), 45(4), 46(4), 48(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c.2"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c.41"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3304/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:13:11.237089+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."
}