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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-1999-commencement-no-2-order-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/2342",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-1999-commencement-no-2-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 18th August 1999\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 67(1) and (2) of the Health Act 1999, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 8. The power of the Secretary of State under section 67 of the Act to appoint a day for the coming into force in relation to Wales of any of the provisions listed in section 66(2)(a) to (c) of the Act are exercisable instead by the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of section 66(2) of the Act."
    }
  ],
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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."
}