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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-2000-commencement-order-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People Act 2000 (Commencement) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-act-2000-commencement-order-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 22nd January 2001\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 17(3) of the Representation of the People Act 2000 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 2; the powers in section 17(3) are extended by section 17(4)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/116/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}