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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/561",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Local Government Elections Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-local-government-elections-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE\nMade 19th December 2002\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 53(1)(c) and (3) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 201(2) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 2. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
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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."
}