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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microbiological-research-authority-establishment-and-constitution-order-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/603",
  "legislation_title": "The Microbiological Research Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microbiological-research-authority-establishment-and-constitution-order-1994",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 8th March 1994\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 1994\nComing into force 1st April 1994\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on her by sections 11(1), (2) and (4) and 126(4) of, and paragraph 9(7)(b) of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and all other powers enabling her in that behalf, and after consultation, in accordance with section 11(5) of that Act, with such bodies as she recognises as representing officers who in her opinion are likely to be transferred or affected by transfers in pursuance of the Order, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; section 11 was amended by paragraph 31 of Schedule 1 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) and by Schedule 10 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”); section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the 1990 Act; paragraph 9(7) was inserted in Schedule 5 by paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act."
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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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