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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007-commencement-no9-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2788",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Act 2007 (Commencement No.9) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-2007-commencement-no9-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Mental Health, England And Wales\nMade 22nd October 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the power conferred by section 56(1) of the Mental Health Act 2007, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 c.12."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2788/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."
}