{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maidstone-electoral-changes-order-2025/article-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maidstone-electoral-changes-order-2025/article-3.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/148",
  "legislation_title": "The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/maidstone-electoral-changes-order-2025",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Alteration of county electoral division boundaries",
  "text": "(1) Each area marked A on the Appended Map that ceases to be part of an unparished area and becomes part of the parish of Barming by virtue of the Council’s Order, ceases to be part of the Maidstone Central county electoral division and becomes part of the Maidstone Rural West county electoral division.\n(2) The area marked B on the Map that ceases to be part of the parish of Boughton Monchelsea and becomes part of the parish of Langley by virtue of the Council’s Order, ceases to be part of the Maidstone South East county electoral division and becomes part of the Maidstone Rural South county electoral division.\n(3) The area marked H on the Map that ceases to be part of the parish of Boxley and becomes part of the parish of Thurnham by virtue of the Council’s Order, ceases to be part of the Maidstone Rural North county electoral division and becomes part of the Maidstone Rural East county electoral division.\n(4) The area marked J on the Map that ceases to be part of the parish of Downswood and becomes part of an unparished area by virtue of the Council’s Order, ceases to be part of the Maidstone South East county electoral division and becomes part of the Maidstone South county electoral division.\n(5) The area marked M on the Map that ceases to be part of the parish of Tovil and becomes part of an unparished area by virtue of the Council’s Order, ceases to be part of the Maidstone South county electoral division and becomes part of the Maidstone Central county electoral division.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 3(1) substituted (2.4.2025 for specified purposes, 1.5.2025 in so far as not already in force) by The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/445), arts. 1(3), 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 12.2.2025 for specified purposes, see art. 1(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Art. 3 in force at 1.5.2025 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(3)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/148/article/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:20:35.451987+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."
}