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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2008",
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  "number": "3",
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  "text": "(1) In this Schedule “public authority”—\n(a) includes any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature, but\n(b) does not include either House of Parliament or a person exercising functions in connection with proceedings in Parliament.\n(2) Subject to paragraph 9(3), references in this Schedule to a public authority do not include a public authority outside the United Kingdom.\n(3) In relation to a particular act, a person is not a public authority by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) if the nature of the act is private.",
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  "status": null,
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      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 1.10.2008 by S.I. 2008/2497, art. 2(p)(ii)"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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