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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-constituencies-england-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1626",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-constituencies-england-order-1995",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nREDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS AND REVIEW OF ELECTION ARRANGEMENTS\nMade 28th June 1995\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th of June 1995\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas in pursuance of section 3(1) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, the Boundary Commission for England have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 12th April 1995 showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with that Act, that England should be divided;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has laid the report before Parliament together with the draft of this Order in Council to give effect, without modifications, 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": [
    {
      "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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