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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-personal-files-social-services-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-personal-files-social-services-amendment-regulations-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/1587",
  "legislation_title": "The Access to Personal Files (Social Services) (Amendment) Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-personal-files-social-services-amendment-regulations-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "RIGHTS OF THE SUBJECT\nMade 9th July 1991\nComing into force 1st August 1991\nWhereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 3(5) of the Access to Personal Files Act 1987 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Access to Personal Files Act 1987, after consultation in accordance with section 3(4) of that Act with such bodies representing local social services authorities as thought appropriate, I hereby make the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1987 c. 37."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the definition of “prescribed” in section 3(6)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the definition of “local social services authority” in Schedule 1, paragraph 2(4) of the Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1587/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."
}