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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-persons-services-consultation-and-representation-act-1986-commencement-no-5-order-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2425",
  "legislation_title": "The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHRONICALLY SICK AND DISABLED PERSONS\nMade 14th December 1989\nThe Secretary of State for Health in exercise of powers conferred by section 18(2) of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "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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