{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1990-repealed/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1990-repealed/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/32",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People Act 1990 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-1990-repealed",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Short title, commencement and extent.",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Representation of the People Act 1990 and shall be included among the Acts that may be cited as the Representation of the People Acts.\n(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different purposes.\n(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 2 wholly in force:(G.B.) at 10.06.1991 see s. 2(2) and S.I. 1991/1244, art. 2 and (N.I.) at 07.08.1991 see s. 2(2) and S.I. 1991/1686, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 2(2) power partly exercised: 10.06.1991 appointed (G.B.) by S.I. 1991/1244S. 2(2) power exercised: 07.08.1991 appointed (N.I.) by S.I. 1991/1686, art.2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/32/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:43:01.688728+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."
}