{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-act-1995-amendment-of-transitional-provisions-and-modification-of-references-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/971",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Authorities Act 1995 (Amendment of Transitional Provisions and Modification of References) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-act-1995-amendment-of-transitional-provisions-and-modification-of-references-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 29th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 29th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 126(4) and (5) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 2(2) of, and paragraphs 4, 7(1)(a), 18, 19 and 20 of Schedule 2 to, the Health Authorities Act 1995, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; section 126 was amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 65(2). See also section 6(6) of the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1995 c. 17."
    }
  ],
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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."
}