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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/9",
  "legislation_title": "Mental Capacity Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-capacity-act-2005",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Voting rights",
  "text": "(1) Nothing in this Act permits a decision on voting at an election for any public office, or at a referendum, to be made on behalf of a person.\n(2) “Referendum” has the same meaning as in section 101 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:24.228713+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."
}