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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/834",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/representation-of-the-people-scotland-amendment-regulations-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 13th March 1992\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, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 53, 201(1) and 202(1) of, and paragraph 5A(3) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 and section 6(1)(c) (as read with section 27(2)) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; section 202(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the powers under which these Regulations are made; paragraph 5A was inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1985 c. 50."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/834/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."
}