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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-social-care-act-2008/section-44",
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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/44",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "44",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 2",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“health care associated infection” is to be read in accordance with section 20(6) and (7);\n“registered manager condition” is to be read in accordance with section 13(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 excluded (6.4.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.16, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/807), arts. 1(1)(a), 17(4)(c) (5)(b)"
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      "text": "Pt. 1 excluded (6.4.2010) by The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No.16, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/807), arts. 1(1)(a), 14(4)(c)"
    },
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 44 in force at 12.1.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/3168, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 44 in force at 6.4.2010 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2010/807, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 12 (with Pt. 3)"
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  "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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