{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-electronic-communications-england-order-2015/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-electronic-communications-england-order-2015/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/5",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Government (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-electronic-communications-england-order-2015",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order modifies provisions in Schedule 12 to the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) for the purpose of enabling and facilitating the use of electronic communications in the sending of summonses to members of both principal councils and parish councils in England to meetings of those authorities.\nMembers only receive summonses electronically where they consent to it being transmitted by this method and they may at any time withdraw their consent.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the costs of business or the voluntary sector is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/5/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:50:28.102782+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."
}