{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2002/2",
  "legislation_title": "General Dental Services (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 3rd January 2002\nComing into operation 1st February 2002\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 61(1), (2) and (2AA), 106 and 107(6) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, and in conjunction with the Department of Finance and Personnel and after consultation with such organisations as appeared to the Department to be representative of the dental profession as required by Article 61(4) of the Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14); relevant amending Instruments are Article 13 of S.I. 1978/1907 (N.I. 26); Articles 30, 34, 35 and Part I of Schedule 5 to, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1); and S.I. 1997/1177(N.I. 7)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2002/2/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:09:22.436168+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}