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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-elections-amendment-no2-rules-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/492",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Elections Amendment (No.2) Rules 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-elections-amendment-no2-rules-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 1st March 1999\nLaid before Parliament 2nd March 1999\nComing into force in accordance with rule 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 42 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. Section 42 was modified by S.I. 1986/1111 and was repealed in part by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40) section 74, Schedule 8."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/492/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."
}