{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004-commencement-no1-order-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/919",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Commencement No.1) Order 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004-commencement-no1-order-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HUMAN TISSUE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nHUMAN TISSUE, NORTHERN IRELAND\nMade 23rd March 2005\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 58(3) and 60(2) of the Human Tissue Act 2004, having consulted with the National Assembly for Wales and the relevant Northern Ireland department, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 60(3) and (4) for the relevant requirements as to consultation and section 54(1) which defines “relevant Northern Ireland department” as the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/919/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."
}