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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-persons-services-consultation-and-representation-act-1986-commencement-no-5-order-1989/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/2425",
  "legislation_title": "The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-persons-services-consultation-and-representation-act-1986-commencement-no-5-order-1989",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force in England and Wales on 18th December 1989 section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986, which imposes a duty on the Secretary of State to make annual reports to Parliament containing information relating to persons suffering from mental illness or mental handicap.(This note is not part of the Order)\nThe following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order.\nProvision\nDate of Commencement\nS.I. No.\nss. 4 (partially) 8(1), 9 and 10 (England and Wales)\n1.4.1987\n1987/564\nss. 16, 17 and 18 (England and Wales)\n16.4.1987\n1987/729\nss. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 18\n1.6.1987\n1987/911(Scotland)\nss. 4 (partially) and 8(1) (Scotland)\n1.10.1987\n1987/911\nss. 5 and 6 (England and Wales)\n1.2.1988\n1988/51",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2425/note",
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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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