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  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996 (repealed)",
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  "number": "17",
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  "text": "A person is disqualified for being on a constituency or regional list if—\n(a) he is a person to whom section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 applies (disfranchisement of offenders in prison), or\n(b) he is authorised to be detained on the ground (however formulated) that he is suffering from mental illness, or\n(c) he is not of voting age within the meaning of section 1 of that Act.",
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      "text": "1983 c. 2."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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