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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/2013",
  "legislation_title": "The Blood Safety and Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-amendment-regulations-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Health and safety\nMade 24th July 2006\nLaid before Parliament 25th July 2006\nComing into force 31st August 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Health makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973.\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to health protection measures regulating the use of material of human origin.\nThe Treasury has consented to the making of these Regulations as required by section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under Community law in relation to devolved matters, the functions of the Secretary of State in relation to implementing these obligations continues to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1973 c. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/3037."
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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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