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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-referendum-counting-officers-charges-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/1286",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Referendum (Counting Officer’s Charges) Order 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 20th May 1998\nComing into force 21st May 1998\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 6 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Northern Ireland Negotiations (Referendum) Order 1998, 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. 1998/1126."
    }
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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."
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