{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/495",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008-regulated-activities-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND\nMade 29th April 2026\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), 161(3)(b)(ii) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 162(3) of that Act and was approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2008 c. 14."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/495/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:01:41.852277+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."
}