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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-amendment-of-miscellaneous-provisions-rules-order-of-council-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/3171",
  "legislation_title": "The General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2012",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Health Care And Associated Professions\nPharmacy\nMade 20th December 2012\nLaid before Parliament 7th January 2013\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 7th January 2013\nComing into force 5th February 2013\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 20th day of December 2012\nBy the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council\nThe General Pharmaceutical Council has made the General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules 2012 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 18(2), 23(1)(a) and (c), 61(1) and (2)(c), 63(4) and 66(1) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to, the Pharmacy Order 2010.\nIn accordance with article 66(3) of that Order, the General Pharmaceutical Council has, in relation to rules under Parts 4 to 7 of that Order, consulted such persons and organisations as it considered appropriate including the persons and organisations listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (h) of article 66(3) of that Order.\nBy virtue of article 66(4) of that Order, such rules cannot come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Council was established by article 4 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231)."
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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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