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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/delayed-discharges-mental-health-care-england-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2276",
  "legislation_title": "The Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/delayed-discharges-mental-health-care-england-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND\nSOCIAL SERVICES, ENGLAND\nMade 4th September 2003\nLaid before Parliament 10th September 2003\nComing into force 1st October 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 12 of the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2003 c. 5."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2276/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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