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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-nursing-and-midwifery-qualifications-designation-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/3102",
  "legislation_title": "The European Nursing and Midwifery Qualifications Designation Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-nursing-and-midwifery-qualifications-designation-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS\nMade 10th December 1996\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1996\nComing into force 31st December 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 11(3)(b) and (3A) and section 23(1) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 36; subsection (3A) of section 11 was inserted by S.I. 1983/884, article 3, and subsequently amended by S.I. 1984/1975; subsection (3) of section 11 was amended by and subsection (3B) was inserted by S.I. 1996/ . Section 23(1) defines “prescribed” as “prescribed by the Secretary of State by order”."
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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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