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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1985/schedule-1/paragraph-24",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/50",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1985",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/24",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "24",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Representation of the People Acts shall have effect as if the functions of the electoral officer under this Schedule were—\n(a) in the case of functions under paragraph 1(2) and (4) above, functions as registration officer, and\n(b) in any other case, functions as returning officer.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/50/schedule/1/paragraph/24",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:04.396505+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."
}