{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-elections-and-referendums-order-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/2597",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Elections and Referendums) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-elections-and-referendums-order-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Ministers Of The Crown\nMade 9th October 2013\nLaid before Parliament 16th October 2013\nComing into force 6th November 2013\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of October 2013\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 26; section 1 was amended by section 20 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2597/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."
}