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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1877",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2001/400 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 10th May 2001\nComing into force 11th May 2001\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, consulted the Electoral Commission about these Regulations;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 53, 201(1) and (3) of, and paragraph 10B(1)(a) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) and Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) “the 2000 Act”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 201(1) was amended by S.I. 1991/1728 and section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; paragraph 10B was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act."
    }
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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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