{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1996/416",
  "legislation_title": "General Ophthalmic Services (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-ophthalmic-services-amendment-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 10th September 1996\nComing into operation 7th October 1996\nThe Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 62, 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 medical practitioners practising as ophthalmic medical practitioners, and ophthalmic opticians, as required by Article 62(3) of the said Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) as amended by S.I. 1978/1907 (N.I. 26) Article 13; S.I. 1984/1158 (N.I. 8) Article 3(1) and (2), paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, Article 17 and Part I of Schedule 6; S.I. 1988/2249 (N.I. 24) Article 8(1) and (2); S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1) Part I of Schedule 5"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/416/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."
}