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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anatomy-act-1984/section-13",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/14",
  "legislation_title": "Anatomy Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anatomy-act-1984",
  "path": "section/13",
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  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Short title, etc",
  "text": "(1) This Act may be cited as the Anatomy Act 1984.\n(2) The following are repealed:—\n(a) the Anatomy Act 1832;\n(b) the Anatomy Act 1871;\n(c) sections 2(1) and 3 of the Human Tissue Act 1961.\n(3) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes.\n(4) Nothing in this Act affects anything done in relation to the body or part of the body of a person who died before the coming into force of section 4.\n(5) An order under subsection (3)\nmay include such transitionals or savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order, but nothing shall be so included if it would conflict with subsection (4).\n(6) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1832 c. 75."
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    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1871 c. 16."
    },
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1961 c. 54."
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      "type": "C",
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      "text": "S. 13(3) : power of appointment conferred by section 13(3) fully exercised: 14.2.1988 appointed by S.I. 1988/81"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/14/section/13",
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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."
}