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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microbiological-research-authority-regulations-1994/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/602",
  "legislation_title": "The Microbiological Research Authority Regulations 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microbiological-research-authority-regulations-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 for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on her by section 126(4) of, and paragraphs 12 and 16 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "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 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the 1990 Act; paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by paragraph 9 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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