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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-regulations-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/307",
  "legislation_title": "The Census Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/census-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CENSUS\nMade 19th February 1990\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1990\nComing into force 29th March 1990\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Census Act 1920 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1920 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), article 2 (transferring all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State)."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/307/introduction",
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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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