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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/european-specialist-medical-qualifications-amendment-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2928",
  "legislation_title": "The European Specialist Medical Qualifications Amendment Regulations 1997",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICAL PROFESSION\nMade 9th December 1997\nLaid before Parliament 10th December 1997\nComing into force 31st December 1997\nThe Secretary of State, being designated for the purposes of, and in exercise of the powers conferred by, section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and in exercise of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1972 c. 68. See S.I. 1995/3207, which designates the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2(2) in relation to measures relating to the access to, the training for, the pursuit of and the award of qualifications in (amongst others) medicine and its specialties."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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