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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-special-exemption-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111480991",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Special Exemption) Regulations 2009",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This draft Statutory Instrument has been printed in consequence of a defect in two previous draft Regulations of the same title and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those draft Regulations.\nDraft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 45(4) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nHuman Fertilisation And Embryology\nMade 2009\nComing into force 1st October 2009\nThe Secretary of State for Health makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 43(1) and 45(1) to (3A) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.\nA draft of this instrument has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 45(4) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 37. Section 45 was amended by section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22) (“the 2008 Act”)."
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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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