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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1034",
  "legislation_title": "The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers' Charges) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-elections-returning-officers-charges-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 19th March 1997\nComing into force 8th April 1997\nIn exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 29(3) and (4) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order with the consent of the Treasury:",
  "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. The powers in section 29(3) have been extended by regulation 99(3) of the Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1081) and regulation 97(3) of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/1111), as amended by the Representation of the People Act 1991 and S.I. 1991/1728."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1034/introduction",
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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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