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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1997",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-2006",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HUMAN TISSUE\nMade 20th July 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Health, makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 58(3) and (4) and 60(2) of the Human Tissue Act 2004. In accordance with sections 58(5) to (7) and 60(3) to (5) of that Act she has consulted the National Assembly for Wales, the relevant Northern Ireland Department and the Scottish Ministers before exercising these powers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 (c..30)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 54(1), which defines “relevant Northern Ireland Department” as the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1997/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."
}