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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2008/section-18",
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  "legislation": "nia/2008/2",
  "legislation_title": "Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "section/18",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions come into operation on the expiration of the period of one month from the date on which this Act receives Royal Assent—\n(a) sections 1, 8 to 13 and 14(4);\n(b) Schedule 1;\n(c) Part 1 of Schedule 2, and section 17 so far as it relates thereto.\n(2) The following provisions come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint—\n(a) sections 2 to 7 and 14(1) to (3);\n(b) Part 2 of Schedule 2, and section 17 so far as it relates thereto.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2008/2/section/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:28.685214+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."
}