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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-amendment-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2936",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-devices-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Consumer Protection\nMade 12th November 2008\nLaid before Parliament 19th November 2008\nComing into force 21st March 2010\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987.\nHe is designated for the purpose of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to medical devices.\nIn accordance with section 11(5) of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, he has consulted such organisations as appeared to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by these Regulations, such other persons as he considered appropriate and the Health and Safety Executive.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 c.51, section 27(1)(a)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1987 c.43; section 11 was amended by S.I. 2005/1803 and 2008/960; there are other amendments but none are relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The Secretary of State was designated in relation to measures relating to active implantable medical devices by SI. 1991/2289 and in relation to measures relating to medical devices other than active implantable medical devices in S.I. 1993/2661."
    }
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  "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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