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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-authorities-act-1995-transitional-provisions-amendment-order-1996/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2310",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Authorities Act 1995 (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Order 1996",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order further amends the Health Authorities Act 1995 (Transitional Provisions) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”) which makes transitional provision in connection with the abolition, by the Health Authorities Act 1995 on 1st April 1996, of Regional Health Authorities, District Health Authorities and Family Health Services Authorities, and the establishment under that Act of Health Authorities to exercise functions, principally on behalf of the Secretary of State, in relation to the National Health Service.\nThis Order extends until 31st December 1996 the period during which certain persons who were members of Joint Consultative Committees (which are appointed under section 22 of the National Health Service Act 1977) on 31st March 1996 are to be given the opportunity to serve on such Committees, under the transitional arrangements made by the 1996 Order.",
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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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