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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infected-blood-compensation-scheme-amendment-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/872",
  "legislation_title": "The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infected-blood-compensation-scheme-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made partly in consequence of defects in S.I. 2025/404 and S.I. 2025/1358 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of those Statutory Instruments.\nPAYMENT SCHEME\nMade 23rd July 2026\nComing into force 24th July 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(1), 50 and 79(1) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024.\nIn accordance with section 79(10) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024, a draft of this instrument was laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2024 c. 21. See section 50(6) for the meaning of “specified”."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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