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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-professions-operating-department-practitioners-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/2033",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Professions (Operating Department Practitioners and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-professions-operating-department-practitioners-and-miscellaneous-amendments-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS\nHEALTH PROFESSIONS\nMade 27th July 2004\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of July 2004\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers published a draft Order and invited representations as required by paragraph 9(1) and (3) of Schedule 3 to the Health Act 1999:\nAnd whereas the period of three months mentioned in paragraph 9(4) of that Schedule expired before a draft of this Order in Council was laid before Parliament and the Scottish Parliament:\nAnd whereas a draft of this Order in Council has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 62(10) of the Health Act 1999:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by sections 60 and 62(4) of that Act, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 8."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2033/introduction",
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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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