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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swindon-electoral-changes-order-2015/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/116",
  "legislation_title": "The Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/swindon-electoral-changes-order-2015",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 2014 Order” means the Swindon Borough (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2014;\n“ordinary day of election of councillors” has the meaning given by section 37 of the Representation of the People Act 1983;\n“district ward” means a district ward established by article 3 of the Swindon (Electoral Changes) Order 2012.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Swindon Borough (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2014 was made by Swindon Borough Council in exercise of powers under Part 4 of the 2007 Act. Orders of this kind are not required to be made by statutory instrument."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1983 c.2; section 37 has been amended by section 18(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50), paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29) and section 60(1) of the 2007 Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2012/2."
    }
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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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