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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-act-1983-amendment-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2006/article-81",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2006/0110746813",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Amendments Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-act-1983-amendment-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2006",
  "path": "article/81",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "81",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Opticians Act 1989",
  "text": "In section 1 of the Opticians Act 1989 (constitution and functions of the Council), after subsection (2) insert the following subsection—\n“(2A) The main objective of the Council in exercising such of the Council’s functions as affect the health and safety of members of the public is to protect, promote and maintain their health and safety.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c.44; section 1 has been amended by S.I. 2005/848."
    }
  ],
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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."
}