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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postponement-of-local-elections-northern-ireland-order-2009/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postponement-of-local-elections-northern-ireland-order-2009/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/225",
  "legislation_title": "The Postponement of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postponement-of-local-elections-northern-ireland-order-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Northern Ireland\nMade 11th February 2009\nComing into force in accordance with Article 1(1)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of February 2009\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nIn accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to making this Order.\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament under section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 84(1) and (3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c.41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 47; section 84 was amended by the Elections Act 2001 (c. 7)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/225/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:18:17.093064+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}