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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/752",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-england-and-wales-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 9th March 2006\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers referred to in the Schedule.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 and sections 44(3A) and 45(8A) of the Local Government Act 2000.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and section 105(6) of the Local Government Act 2000 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 22. Sections 44(3A) and 45(8A) were inserted by Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 201(1) was amended by S.I.1991/1728 and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2)."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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