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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/7/notes/division/5</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Local elections</dc:subject><dc:subject>Local government</dc:subject><dc:subject>Voting</dc:subject><dc:subject>General elections</dc:subject><dc:subject>Unitary authorities</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Elections Act 2001</dc:title><dc:creator>Home Office</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2020-04-17</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/7" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2001" Number="0007">Elections Act 2001</Citation></Title>
<Number>7</Number>
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<DateText>10 April 2001</DateText>
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<Title>Hansard References</Title>
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<Text>The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of this Act’s passage through Parliament.</Text>
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<tbody><tr><th colspan="3" rowspan="1" align="left">House of Commons</th></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Introduction</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">3 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol  366,  Col 184</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Second Reading</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 366, Cols 396-423</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Committee</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"/><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"/></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Report and Third Reading</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">4 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 366, Cols 424-441</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3" rowspan="1" align="left">House of Lords</th></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Introduction</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">5 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 624,  Col 914</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Second Reading</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">5 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 624, Cols 914-955</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Committee</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">9 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 624, Cols 995-1013, 1027-1056</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Report</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">9 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 624, Col 1056</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Third Reading</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">9 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Vol 624, Col 1056</td></tr></tbody>
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<tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="2"><Strong xmlns="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation">Royal Assent -</Strong>10 April 2001</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">House of Lords Hansard Vol 624, Col 1057</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">House of Commons Hansard Vol  366, Col 848</td></tr></tbody>
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