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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-boundaries-2008-act-commencement-transitional-provision-and-savings-order-northern-ireland-2013/article-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2013/238",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Boundaries) (2008 Act) (Commencement, Transitional Provision and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-boundaries-2008-act-commencement-transitional-provision-and-savings-order-northern-ireland-2013",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 and 3(1) of the 2008 Act for the purposes of sections 3 (qualifications), 4 (disqualifications) and 6 (penalties) of the 1972 Act is 3rd October 2013.\n(2) Paragraph (1) applies only for the purposes of a new council, and has no effect in relation to an existing council.\n(3) Subject to paragraph (4), for the purposes of a new council, any reference to a “council”, a “district council” or a “councillor” in sections 3 (qualifications), 4 (disqualifications) and 6 (penalties) of the 1972 Act is a reference to a new council.\n(4) A reference in section 4(1)(c) or (e) of the 1972 Act to the disqualification of a person for being elected or being a councillor includes reference to a person disqualified for being elected or being a councillor in relation to an existing council or a new council, as the case may be.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in operation at made date"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 9 (N.I.); section 3(1) was amended by 2006 c. 22, S.I. 2007/230, S.I. 2008/1316 and 1989 c. 3; section 3(2) was amended by S.I. 1995/1948, 2006 c. 22 and S.I. 2008/1316; sections 3(4) and (5) were inserted by 2006 c. 22 and S.I. 2008/1316; section 4(1) was amended by S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10), S.I. 2005/1968 (N.I. 18), S.R. 2006 No. 21, S.R. 2006 No. 151 and 2010 c. 7 (N.I.); section 4(3) and (4) were inserted by 1989 c. 3; section 6(1) was amended by 1984 N.I. 3."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2013/238/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."
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