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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1873",
  "legislation_title": "Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 24th July 2002\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 2\nWhereas the Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(e) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 about these Regulations;\nAnd whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the provisions which are specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
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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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