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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mental-health-act-2007-consequential-amendments-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2008/9780110819600",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-mental-health-act-2007-consequential-amendments-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 54(5) of the Mental Health Act 2007, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nMental Health\nMade 2008\nComing into force As provided in article 1\nWhereas a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 54(5) of the Mental Health Act 2007 and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 54(1) and (2) of the Mental Health Act 2007, and with the agreement of the Welsh Ministers, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c. 12."
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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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