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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-election-expenses-exclusion-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/688",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Election Expenses Exclusion) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-election-expenses-exclusion-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Representation Of The People\nMade 21st March 2013\nComing into force 22nd March 2013\nThis Order is made by the Lord President of the Council in exercise of the power conferred by paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 4A to the Representation of the People Act 1983.\nThe Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission about this Order in accordance with paragraph 15(3)(b) of Schedule 4A to the Representation of the People Act 1983.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 15 of Schedule 4A to the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c.2. Schedule 4A to the Representation of the People Act 1983 was inserted by section 27(5) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22). The power conferred on the Secretary of State by paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 4A was made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State, by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837)."
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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."
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