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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111500286",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 45E(4) of the Medical Act 1983 and section 162(3)(e) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nHealth Care And Associated Professions\nDoctors\nMade 000\nComing into force 1st January 2011\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45A of the Medical Act 1983 and section 120 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 45E(2) of the Medical Act 1983.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 45E(4) of that Act and section 162(3)(e) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 54; sections 45A to 45F were inserted by section 119 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14). Under section 45F, “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State in relation to England and Wales or Scotland; section 45F also includes a definition of “prescribed”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2008 c. 14."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111500286/introduction",
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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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