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  "legislation": "uksi/2001/188",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY\nMade 24th January 2001\nComing into force 31st January 2001\nWhereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:\nNow therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by section 45 of and paragraph 3(2) and (3) of Schedule 2 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
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      "text": "1990 c. 37."
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