{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/499",
  "legislation_title": "The Abortion Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICAL PROFESSION\nMade 4th March 1991\nLaid before Parliament 7th March 1991\nComing into force 1st April 1991\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Abortion Act 1967 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, 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 (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), Schedule 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), article 5(4)."
    }
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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."
}