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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-amendment-of-miscellaneous-provisions-rules-order-of-council-2016/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1008",
  "legislation_title": "The General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-pharmaceutical-council-amendment-of-miscellaneous-provisions-rules-order-of-council-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Healthcare And Associated Professions\nPharmacy\nMade 19th October 2016\nLaid before Parliament 21st October 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 21st October 2016\nComing into force 21st November 2016\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of October 2016\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 2016 which are set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by articles 23(1), 27(1), 32(4), (5) and (6), 37(3), 52(1) and (2), 55A(1) and (3), 57(3), 61(1) and (3)(h) and 66(1) of, and paragraph 5(1)(a) 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, 6 and 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Council was established by article 4 of the Pharmacy Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/231) (“the Pharmacy Order”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Article 32 was substituted by S.I. 2014/1887. Article 55A was inserted, and article 61(3)(h) was amended, by S.I. 2015/806. See article 3(1) of the Pharmacy Order for the definition of “prescribed” which is relevant to the powers being exercised in the making of the Rules set out in the Schedule to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Article 66(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2013/235."
    }
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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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