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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medical-profession-responsible-officers-regulations-2010/schedule/paragraph-26",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111500286",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010",
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  "number": "26",
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  "text": "(1) Any organisation which carries out surgical procedures (including any pre-operative and post-operative care associated with such procedures) undertaken by or under the supervision of a medical practitioner who is employed by, or who contracts with, that organisation for—\n(a) the purpose of treating disease, injuries or disorders;\n(b) subject to sub-paragraph (2), cosmetic purposes, where the procedure involves the use of instruments or equipment which are inserted into the body; or\n(c) the purpose of religious observance.\n(2) The following cosmetic procedures are excepted from sub-paragraph (1)(b)—\n(a) ear and body piercing;\n(b) tattooing; and\n(c) the removal of hair roots or small blemishes on the skin by the application of heat using an electric current.",
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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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