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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004-supply-of-information-about-transplants-regulations-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/262",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Supply of Information about Transplants) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004-supply-of-information-about-transplants-regulations-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Human Tissue, England And Wales\nHuman Tissue, Northern Ireland\nMade 29th February 2024\nLaid before Parliament 1st March 2024\nComing into force 1st April 2024\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34(1) and 52(1) of the Human Tissue Act 2004.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland Department in accordance with section 52(8) of that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 c. 30."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 54(1) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 which defines “relevant Northern Ireland department” as the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/262/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:33:44.616489+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}