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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1408",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 23rd May 1996\nComing into force 24th May 1996\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 29(3) and (4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, as applied by article 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; section 29 has been amended by section 1 of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) and by the Transfer of Functions (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1728) and the functions formerly conferred on the Treasury have been transferred to the Secretary of State by that Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1996/1220."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1408/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."
}