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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-medicines-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2107",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-medicines-act-1988-commencement-no-1-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, SCOTLAND\nMade 1st December 1988\nIn exercise of powers conferred by section 26(1) of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1988 c. 49."
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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."
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