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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/462",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-constituencies-england-miscellaneous-changes-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nREDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS\nMade 18th March 1987\nComing into force 1st April 1987\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas in pursuance of section 3(3) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 the Boundary Commission for England have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 9th February 1987 with respect to the areas comprised in certain constituencies in England and showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, that the areas should be divided:\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect to the recommendations contained in the report and each House of Parliament has by resolution approved the said draft:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of section 4 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 56."
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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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