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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/557",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2016",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment to article 5 (descriptor, further interpretative provisions) of the principal Order",
  "text": "In article 5 (descriptor, further interpretative provisions) of the principal Order after paragraph (7) insert—\n“(8) The term “operative treatment” means surgical intervention intended to investigate or treat but excludes insertion of sutures under local anaesthetic, acupuncture, facet or other joint injection or minor dental procedure.”",
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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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