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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007-commencement-no-7-and-transitional-provisions-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1900",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No. 7 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 17th July 2008\nLaid before Parliament 22nd July 2008\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(1)\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 56(1), (2), (4)(b) and (5) of the Mental Health Act 2007, and with the agreement of the Welsh Ministers in respect of functions exercisable by them, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "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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