{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-amendment-wales-regulations-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-amendment-wales-regulations-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2002/2879",
  "legislation_title": "The Abortion (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-amendment-wales-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICAL PROFESSION, WALES\nMade 20th November 2002\nComing into force 17th December 2002\nThe National Assembly for Wales in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 2 of the Abortion Act 1967 hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 87; section 2(2) was amended 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 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/1042), article 5 and Schedule 3. 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.199/672)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2002/2879/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."
}