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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008-commencement-no-18-order-2013/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/159",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 18) Order 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008-commencement-no-18-order-2013",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThe determining authorities for pharmaceutical remuneration paid to providers of pharmaceutical services in England are the Secretary of State and such other persons as the Secretary of State may appoint. This Order brings into force on 1st April 2013 the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 that require the instrument of appointment to be contained in regulations, if the remuneration to be determined relates to providing particular pharmaceutical services.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/159/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:06:08.003796+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."
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