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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/7/section/4</dc:identifier><dc:title>Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to provide for 11 local government districts in Northern Ireland, for the division of those districts into wards, for the appointment of a Local Government Boundaries Commissioner to recommend the boundaries and names of those districts and wards and the number of wards in each district; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2017-08-03</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2016-05-08</dct:valid>
					
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