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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/somerset-electoral-changes-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2984",
  "legislation_title": "The Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/somerset-electoral-changes-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nLocal Government, England\nMade 29th November 2012\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)\nUnder section 58(4) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”) the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (“the Commission”) published a report dated June 2012 stating its recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for the county of Somerset. The Commission has decided to give effect to the recommendations.\nA draft of the instrument has been laid before Parliament and a period of forty days has expired and neither House has resolved that the instrument be not made.\nThe Commission makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 59(1) of the 2009 Act:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2009 c.20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Local Government Boundary Commission for England was established on 1st April 2010 by section 55(1) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c.20)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2984/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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