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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-legal-assessors-amendment-rules-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/1861",
  "legislation_title": "The General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) (Amendment) Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-legal-assessors-amendment-rules-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICAL PROFESSION\nMade 29th July 1997\nLaid before Parliament 29th July 1997\nComing into force 1st September 1997\nThe Lord Chancellor and, in relation to proceedings in Scotland, the Lord Advocate, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 43 of, and paragraph 7(3) of Schedule 4 to, the Medical Act 1983, hereby make the following Rules:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 54. Section 43 of, and Schedule 4, paragraph 7 to, the Medical Act 1983 were amended by the Medical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (c. 51), section 4, Schedule, paragraphs 1, 9 and 21."
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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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