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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dentists-act-1984-amendment-order-northern-ireland-1998/article-2",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1998/376",
  "legislation_title": "The Dentists Act 1984 (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dentists-act-1984-amendment-order-northern-ireland-1998",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of section 40 of the Dentists Act 1984",
  "text": "In section 40 of the Dentists Act 1984 (definition of business of dentistry), in subsection (2), after paragraph (ab) insert—\n“(ac) by a person (other than one falling within paragraph (a) above) providing personal dental services under Article 15B of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, or”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 24"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Paragraph (ab) is inserted by S.I. 1998/1546"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14); Article 15B is inserted by Article 21 of S.I. 1997/1177 (N.I. 7)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/376/article/2",
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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."
}