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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/returning-officers-parliamentary-constituencies-england-and-wales-order-2023/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2023/1299",
  "legislation_title": "The Returning Officers (Parliamentary Constituencies) (England and Wales) Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/returning-officers-parliamentary-constituencies-england-and-wales-order-2023",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Representation Of The People, England And Wales\nMade 30th November 2023\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(1)(c), (cc) and (e) and 28(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(c) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 24 was amended by paragraph 68(3) of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), by paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28) and by S.I. 1995/1748, 2002/1057. Section 28(1)(b) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2000 c. 41."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1299/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."
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