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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/604",
  "legislation_title": "The Blood Safety and Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-amendment-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "health and safety\nMade 28th February 2007\nLaid before Parliament 7th March 2007\nComing into force 1st April 2007\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred 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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