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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-commencement-regulations-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/290",
  "legislation_title": "The Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Commencement) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recall-of-mps-act-2015-commencement-regulations-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Representation Of The People\nMade 3rd March 2016\nThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(3) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015 and now vested in him.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2015 c. 25."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "Powers under section 24 are vested in “the Minister” which is defined in section 22(1) of the Recall of MPs Act 2015. By virtue of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1376), article 3 and Schedule 1, sub-paragraph (t), powers under that Act exercisable by the Secretary of State concurrently by the Lord President of the Council are instead exercisable concurrently with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. A consequential amendment to section 22(1) was accordingly made by article 10 of, and paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to, that Order."
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  "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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