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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-13/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/41",
  "legislation_title": "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000",
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  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments of Part I of this Schedule as he considers appropriate.\n(2) The Secretary of State may make such an order either—\n(a) where the order gives effect to a recommendation of the Commission; or\n(b) after consultation with the Commission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 13 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; Sch. 13 partly in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(3); Sch. 13 in force in so far as not already in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)"
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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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