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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-notification-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-notification-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/535",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-protection-notification-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND\nMade at 1.01 p.m. on 18th May 2026\nLaid before Parliament at 4.15 p.m. on 18th May 2026\nComing into force at 6.00 p.m. on 18th May 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45C(1), (2) and (3)(a), 45F(2)(a) and 45P(2) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.\nIn accordance with section 45Q(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that these Regulations do not contain any provision made by virtue of section 45C(3)(c) of that Act which imposes or enables the imposition of a special restriction or requirement or any other restriction or requirement which has or would have a significant effect on a person’s rights.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1984 c. 22; sections 45C, 45F, 45P and 45Q were inserted by section 129 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/535/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:01:12.451782+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."
}