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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2001-commencement-no-12-england-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/850",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 12) (England) Order 2003",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL SERVICES, ENGLAND\nMade 15th March 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 64(6) and 70(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 c. 15; see section 66 for the definition of relevant authority which is relevant to the powers being exercised in this Order."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/850/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."
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