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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-nurses-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2625",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Nurses) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-nurses-order-1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MENTAL HEALTH\nMade 26th October 1998\nComing into force 17th November 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 5(4) and (7) of the Mental Health Act 1983, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
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      "text": "1983 c. 20."
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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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