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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/18",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Audit (Health Service Bodies Auditor Panel and Independence) Regulations 2015",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "National Health Service, England\nMade 6th January 2015\nLaid before Parliament 15th January 2015\nComing into force 1st April 2015\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10(8) of, and paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 4, as read with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 13, to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2014 c.2. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 13 are cited for the meaning of “relevant authorities” and “health service bodies”. These provisions incorporate NHS trusts into the definition of “relevant authorities” and “health service bodies” as used in the main powers cited."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
}