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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1989/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1989/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1989/307",
  "legislation_title": "The National Assistance (Charges for Accommodation) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-charges-for-accommodation-regulations-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES\nMade 2nd March 1989\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 1989\nComing into force 10th April 1989\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by sections 22(3) and (4), 35(1) and 64(1) of the National Assistance Act 1948 and now vested in him, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1948 c. 29; section 22(3) was amended by paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 7 to the Supplementary Benefits Act 1976 (c. 71) and by paragraph 32(1) of Schedule 10 to the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50); see definitions of “the Minister” in section 35(1) and “prescribed” in section 64(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968, (S.I. 1968/1699), article 2, which transferred all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/307/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."
}