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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-voting-system-and-constituencies-act-2011/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation_title": "Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011",
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  "number": "1",
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  "text": "(1) The provisions of the 1983 Act listed in the first column of the table apply for the purposes of the referendum.\n(2) In their application by virtue of this paragraph, those provisions have effect—\n(a) with the modifications (if any) shown in the second column of the table, and\n(b) with any other necessary modifications, including in particular those set out in sub-paragraph (3).\n(3) Except where the context otherwise requires—\n(a) a reference to a provision that is applied by this Schedule has effect as a reference to that provision as so applied;\n(b) expressions are to be construed in accordance with the definitions in section 7 of this Act and rule 53 of the referendum rules.\n(4) The provisions of the 1983 Act that apply for the purposes of the referendum by virtue of this paragraph are in addition to the provisions of that Act that would apply for those purposes in any event.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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