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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-elections-referendums-third-sector-and-information-order-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/997",
  "legislation_title": "The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transfer-of-functions-elections-referendums-third-sector-and-information-order-2016",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)",
  "text": "In section 27 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (interpretation), for subsection (2ZA) substitute—\n“(2ZA) See the Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016, by virtue of which functions of the Secretary of State under this Act are exercisable concurrently with the Minister for the Cabinet Office.”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 9.11.2016, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 27(2ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2010/1837, Sch. and substituted by S.I. 2015/1376, Sch. 2. Section 27 is applied with modifications by S.I. 2001/2599, art. 3 and Sch. 1."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/997/schedule/2/paragraph/4",
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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."
}