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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-amendment-regulations-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-amendment-regulations-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/735",
  "legislation_title": "The Abortion (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Medical Profession, England\nMade 13th March 2008\nLaid before Parliament 19th March 2008\nComing into force 21st April 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Abortion Act 1967.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 87; section 2(2) was amended by the Transfer of Functions (Wales) Order 1969 (S.I.1969/388), article 2(2) and Schedule 1, and by the Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1843), article 5(4) and Schedule 3, and by the Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.1) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/1042) article 5 and Schedule 3. As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Act are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672. As regards Scotland, the functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Act are transferred, in so far as they are exercisable in or regards Scotland, to the Scottish Ministers, under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/1750."
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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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