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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983-security-expenses-exclusion-amendment-wales-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2026/82",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People Act 1983 (Security Expenses Exclusion) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1983-security-expenses-exclusion-amendment-wales-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES\nMade 11 March 2026\nComing into force 13 March 2026\nThe Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 4A to the Representation of the People Act 1983, make the following Order.\nIn accordance with paragraph 15(3) of Schedule 4A to that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted with the Electoral Commission prior to the Order being made.\nIn accordance with the Senedd approval procedure applied by paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 4A to that Act, a draft of this Welsh statutory instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, Senedd Cymru.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Paragraph 15 of Schedule 4A was inserted by section 27(5) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). The power of the Secretary of State to make an Order under paragraph 15(1) was transferred to the Welsh Ministers by article 45 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/82/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:55:07.908191+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."
}