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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-tissue-quality-and-safety-for-human-application-regulations-2007/regulation-3",
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  "legislation_title": "The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Designation of the competent authority",
  "text": "The Human Tissue Authority (in these Regulations referred to as “the Authority”) is designated the competent authority for the purposes of the first, second and third Directives so far as they relate to tissue and cells.",
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  "status": null,
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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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