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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-act-commission-amendment-regulations-1995/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2630",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health Act Commission (Amendment) Regulations 1995",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 9th October 1995\nLaid before Parliament 10th October 1995\nComing into force 1st November 1995\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 16 of and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; see for the meaning of “regulations”, section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”); section 16 has been amended by Schedule 1, paragraph 36, Health Services Act (c.53) and Schedule 10 to the 1990 Act; paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 has been amended by Schedule 1, Part III, paragraph 9 of the 1990 Act."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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