{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-act-1983-amendment-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1803",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-act-1983-amendment-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MEDICAL PROFESSION\nMade 12th July 2000\nComing into force 3rd August 2000\nAt the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of July 2000\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas a draft of this Order in Council has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 62(9) of the Health Act 1999;\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and section 60 of the Health Act 1999 and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is thereby ordered, as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1999 c. 8. An earlier draft of this Order was published for consultation in accordance with para. 9(1) of Schedule 3 to the Health Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; section 126(4) is applied by section 62(4) of the Health Act 1999."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1803/introduction",
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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."
}