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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1059",
  "legislation_title": "The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/ionising-radiation-medical-exposure-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND SAFETY\nMade 13th April 2000\nLaid before Parliament 14th April 2000\nComing into force\nexcept for regulation 4(1) and 4(2) 13th May 2000\nregulation 4(1) and 4(2) 1st January 2001\nThe Secretary of State, being the Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the making of safety measures in regard to radioactive substances and the emission of ionising radiation, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1977/1718."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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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."
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