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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/returning-officers-parliamentary-constituencies-england-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/898",
  "legislation_title": "The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) (Amendment) Order 1996",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 21st March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 24(1)(c) and 28(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; section 28(1)(b) has been amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)."
    }
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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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