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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-profession-responsible-officers-amendment-regulations-2013/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2013/391",
  "legislation_title": "The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medical-profession-responsible-officers-amendment-regulations-2013",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Health Care And Associated Professions\nDoctors\nMade 18th February 2013\nLaid before Parliament 27th February 2013\nComing into force 1st April 2013\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 45A of the Medical Act 1983 and section 120 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the Scottish Ministers and the Welsh Ministers in accordance with section 45E(2) of the Medical Act 1983.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1983 c. 54; sections 45A to 45F (Part V Responsible Officers) were inserted by section 119 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14); ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by Regulations; and the ‘appropriate authority’ means the Secretary of State in relation to England and Wales and Scotland."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2008 c. 14."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/391/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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