{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-1999-savings-scotland-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/31",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Act 1999 (Savings) (Scotland) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-1999-savings-scotland-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE\nMade 30th January 2004\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd February 2004\nComing into force 4th March 2004\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(1) of the Health Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 8. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 66(1) of the Act and section 53(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/31/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."
}