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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1170",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 8) (Amendment) Order 2002",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICINES\nNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th March 2002\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 64(6) and (8) and 70(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2001 c. 15."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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