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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007-commencement-no-5-and-transitional-provisions-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/800",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Mental Health, England And Wales\nMade 19th March 2008\nLaid before Parliament 1st April 2008\nComing into force 30th April 2008\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (4)(b)of the Mental Health Act 2007, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c.12."
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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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