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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-act-1995-transitional-provisions-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-act-1995-transitional-provisions-amendment-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2310",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Authorities Act 1995 (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-act-1995-transitional-provisions-amendment-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 7th September 1996\nLaid before Parliament 9th September 1996\nComing into force 30th September 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and paragraphs 19(2)(b) 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."
}