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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-act-1983-medical-education-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1841",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Act 1983 (Medical Education) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-act-1983-medical-education-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 under section 8(1) of the Medical Act 1983 if it appears to the Education Committee of the General Medical Council that the standard of proficiency required from candidates at examinations held or to be held by any university or combination of universities in the United Kingdom for the purpose of granting one or more primary United Kingdom qualifications does or will conform to the prescribed standard of proficiency, the Committee may represent to the Privy Council that it is expedient that those examinations should become qualifying examinations for the purposes of Part II of the Act:\nAnd whereas under section 8(2) of the Medical Act 1983 Her Majesty may by Order in Council give effect to any representations made to the Privy Council under section 8(1) of the Act, and any such Order may make such amendments in section 4(2) of the Act as are necessary for giving effect to the Order:\nAnd whereas representations have been made by the Education Committee that it is expedient that examinations held by the combination of the University of Leicester and the University of Warwick should become qualifying examinations for the purposes of Part II of that Act:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 8(2) of the Medical Act 1983, and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 54."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1841/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."
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