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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009/schedule-4/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/21",
  "legislation_title": "Health Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-act-2009",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 21(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “appropriate Minister” substitute—\n“appropriate Minister”—\n(a) in relation to England, means the Secretary of State,\n(b) in relation to Wales, means the Welsh Ministers,\n(c) in relation to Northern Ireland, means the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, and\n(d) in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers,”.",
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      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 12 partly in force; Sch. 4 para. 12 in force for specified purposes at Royal Assent see s. 40(6)(c)"
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 6.4.2012 for E. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/1068, art. 2(1A)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 31.10.2012 for N.I. in so far as not already in force by S.R. 2012/389, art. 2(1)(b)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 12 in force at 3.12.2012 for W. in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/1288, art. 2(2)(b)(iii)"
    }
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    {
      "type": "omitted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2026/18",
      "affecting_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/21/schedule/4/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:35:02.369757+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}