{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-intra-uterine-contraceptive-devices-termination-of-transitional-exemptions-order-1980/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-intra-uterine-contraceptive-devices-termination-of-transitional-exemptions-order-1980/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1980/1467",
  "legislation_title": "The Medicines (Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices) (Termination of Transitional Exemptions) Order 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/medicines-intra-uterine-contraceptive-devices-termination-of-transitional-exemptions-order-1980",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Medicines (Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices) (Termination of Transitional Exemptions) Order 1980.\n(2) In this Order—\n“intra-uterine contraceptive device” means any instrument, apparatus or appliance for use by being inserted in the uterus of a human being for the purpose of contraception.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1467/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:53:27.099913+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}