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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-persons-services-consultation-and-representation-act-1986-commencement-no-4-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/51",
  "legislation_title": "The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1988",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHRONICALLY SICK AND DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 18th January 1988\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 18(2) of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1986 c. 33."
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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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