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The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 113(1) and 175(1) and (2) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003^f1, sections 13(4), 89(1), 94(1), 104(1), 109(1), 121(1), 126(2), 243(8) to (10), 244(2), and 272(7) and (8) of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 12 to, the National Health Service Act 2006^f2 and sections 223, 224(1), 226(6), 228(3), (4) and (5), 229(2) and 240(10) of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007^f3.