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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/returning-officers-parliamentary-constituencies-england-amendment-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/950",
  "legislation_title": "The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England) (Amendment) Order 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 23rd March 1999\nComing into force 5th April 1999\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 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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