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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/284",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assembly-for-wales-representation-of-the-people-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW\nDEVOLUTION, WALES\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 28th February 2003\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 11 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 and after consulting the Electoral Commission , hereby makes the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by, a resolution of each House of Parliament —",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 38. Section 11 was amended by the Political Parties, Elections and Referedums Act 2000 (c. 41), section 158(1), Schedule 21, paragraph 12(1), (3)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Consultation with the Electoral Commission is required by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, section 7(1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/284/introduction",
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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."
}