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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/2804",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No.1) (England) Order 2001",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND\nMade 30th July 2001\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 70(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001 hereby makes the following Order:—",
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      "text": "2001 c. 15."
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  "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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