{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/880",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-amendment-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 16th March 1997\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 2\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 53 and 201(1) of, and paragraphs 3 and 5A(1) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 and sections 6(1) and (5), 7(1) and (3), 8(6) and (7) and 9(4), (7) and (8) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, having regard to section 27(2) of that Act and the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, I hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sections 53 and 201(1) have been amended but the amendments are not relevant in the context of these Regulations."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; paragraph 5A was inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1985 c. 50."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/880/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."
}