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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-constituencies-wales-order-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1036",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Wales) Order 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nREDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS\nMade 11th April 1995\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Windsor Castle, the 11th day of April 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 Wales have submitted to the Secretary of State a report dated 16th December 1994 showing the constituencies into which they recommend, in accordance with that Act, that Wales 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, 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": [
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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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