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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-commissioner-for-england-health-education-authority-order-1988/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/589",
  "legislation_title": "The Health Service Commissioner for England (Health Education Authority) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-service-commissioner-for-england-health-education-authority-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 23rd March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 31st March 1988\nComing into force 21st April 1988\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 23rd day of March 1988\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nHer Majesty, in pursuance of section 109(d) of the National Health Service Act 1977, 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": "1977 c. 49; section 109 was amended by the Health Service Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 1, paragraph 72 and Schedule 2, paragraph 7."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/589/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."
}