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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1522",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY\nMade 24th May 2007\nComing into force\nfor the purposes of regulation 1(3) 25th May 2007\nfor all other purposes 5th July 2007\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 ;\nA draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament in accordance with paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to that Act and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;\nAccordingly the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1972 c.68."
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      "text": "S.I. 2004/3037."
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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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