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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-interim-orders-committee-transitional-provisions-rules-order-of-council-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2054",
  "legislation_title": "The General Medical Council (Interim Orders Committee) (Transitional Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-interim-orders-committee-transitional-provisions-rules-order-of-council-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICAL PROFESSION\nMade 12th July 2000\nComing into force 3rd August 2000\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 12th day of July 2000\nBy the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council\nWhereas in pursuance of article 18 of the Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2000 the General Medical Council have made the General Medical Council (Interim Orders Committee) (Transitional Provisions) Rules 2000 as set out in the Schedule to this Order:\nAnd whereas by paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 4 to the Medical Act 1983 such rules shall not have effect until approved by Order of the Privy Council:\nNow, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken the said rules into consideration, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said paragraph 1(5), do hereby order as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2000/1803, which was made under section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977(c. 49) and section 60 of the Health Act 1999(c. 8)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1983 c. 54."
    }
  ],
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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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