{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-legal-assessors-rules-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2625",
  "legislation_title": "The General Medical Council (Legal Assessors) Rules 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-council-legal-assessors-rules-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS\nDOCTORS\nMade 11th October 2004\nLaid before Parliament 11th October 2004\nComing into force 1st November 2004\nThe Lord Chancellor and, in relation to proceedings in Scotland, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 43 of, and paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 4 to, the Medical Act 1983, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Rules:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 54. Section 43, which is as substituted by article 13 of S.I. 2002/3135, is cited for introducing Schedule 4 to the 1983 Act but contains no separate enabling provisions. Paragraph 7(3) and (4) of Schedule 4 to the 1983 Act are as substituted by article 14 of S.I. 2002/3135."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2625/introduction",
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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."
}