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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111522752",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2012",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 162(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nNational Health Service, England\nSocial Care, England\nPublic Health, England\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), 20, 35 and 161(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, makes the following Regulations:\nIn accordance with section 20(8) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 162(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and approved by a resolution of each House.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2008 c.14. “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 97(1)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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