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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/334",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2018",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Human Fertilisation And Embryology\nMade 5th March 2018\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of regulation 1(3) 6th March 2018\nfor all other purposes 1st April 2018\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to health protection measures regulating the use of material of human origin.\nIn accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2004/3037."
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    {
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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