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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-northern-ireland-regulations-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/554",
  "legislation_title": "The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-northern-ireland-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Health And Personal Social Services, Northern Ireland\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 18th May 2022\nLaid before Parliament 19th May 2022\nComing into force 20th May 2022\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "2019 c. 22."
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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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