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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-services-and-direct-payments-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/226",
  "legislation_title": "The Carers (Services) and Direct Payments Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carers-services-and-direct-payments-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 7th April 2003\nComing into operation 5th May 2003\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 2 (3) and (4) and 10(5) of the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 6"
    }
  ],
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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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