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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-165",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/14",
  "legislation_title": "Health and Social Care Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008",
  "path": "section/165",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "165",
  "heading": "Directions",
  "text": "(1) Any power of the Secretary of State or the Privy Council to give directions under this Act includes power to vary or revoke the directions by subsequent directions.\n(2) Subject to subsection (3), a direction under this Act by the Secretary of State or the Privy Council must be given by an instrument in writing.\n(3) A direction under section 82 must be given by regulations or by an instrument in writing.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 165(2) inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 294(5), 306(1)(d), (4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 165(3) inserted (27.3.2012 for specified purposes, 1.10.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), ss. 294(6), 306(1)(d), (4); S.I. 2012/1831, art. 2(2)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/14/section/165",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:00.738432+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."
}