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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medicines-act-1968-pharmacy-order-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2011/9780111513347",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-medicines-act-1968-pharmacy-order-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 73(5) of the Medicines Act 1968, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nHealth Care And Associated Professions\nPharmacy\nMade 2011\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Secretary of State and the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, acting jointly, make the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 73(1)(a) and (2) of the Medicines Act 1968, and now exercisable by them.\nIn accordance with section 129(6) of that Act, they have consulted such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by this Order.\nA draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 73(5) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c.67; section 73 was amended by paragraph 39 of Schedule 8 to S.I.2006/2407. See section 1(1) of that Act for the definition of “the Ministers”, which is relevant to the powers being exercised."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State, by virtue of: article 2(1) of, and paragraph 1(1) of the Schedule to, S.I.1999/3142, which transferred certain functions from the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in Scotland and in Wales to the Secretary of State concerned with health in England; and paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to S.I.2006/2407, which had the effect of transferring certain functions of the Secretary of State concerned with health in England to any one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State (paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to S.I.2006/2407 also removed “the Agriculture Ministers” from the definition of “the Ministers” in section 1(1) of the Medicines Act 1968). In the case of the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, by virtue of section 95(5) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 12 to, the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c.47). The Department for which the Minister is responsible was renamed by virtue of article 3(6) of S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1.)."
    }
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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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