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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-parental-orders-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/1412",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Parental Orders) Regulations 2018",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Human Fertilisation And Embryology\nMade 20th December 2018\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 55(1) and (2) and 61(3) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.\nA draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 62(4) of that Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2008 c. 22. Section 55(1)(a) and (b) were amended by article 2(6) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018."
    }
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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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