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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-self-isolation-england-amendment-no-5-regulations-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/1382",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-self-isolation-england-amendment-no-5-regulations-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Regulations made by the Secretary of State, laid before Parliament under section 45R of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament within twenty-eight days beginning with the day on which the instrument was made, subject to extension for periods of dissolution, prorogation or adjournment for more than four days.\nPublic Health, England\nMade at 11.08 a.m. on 8th December 2021\nLaid before Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 8th December 2021\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45B, 45C(1) and (3)(c), 45D, 45F(2), 45P and 45T(6) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, makes the following Regulations.\nThese Regulations are made in response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in England.\nThe Secretary of State considers that the restrictions and requirements imposed by the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020 as amended by these Regulations are proportionate to what they seek to achieve, which is a public health response to that threat.\nIn accordance with section 45R of that Act, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that, by reason of urgency, it is necessary to make this instrument without a draft having been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 22. Part 2A was inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2020/1045, amended by S.I. 2020/1375, 1518, 2021/97, 364, 582, 851, 864, 1073 and 1338."
    }
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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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