{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-blood-authority-establishment-and-constitution-order-1993/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/585",
  "legislation_title": "The National Blood Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-blood-authority-establishment-and-constitution-order-1993",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This Note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order provides for the establishment and constitution of a special health authority, to be known as the National Blood Authority (“the Authority”), to exercise functions in relation to the preparation and supply of blood products and the co-ordination, monitoring and publicising of arrangements made by Regional Health Authorities for the collection and supply of blood in their regions.\nArticle 2 of the Order establishes the National Blood Authority, the functions of which are set out in article 3. Provision is made for the constitution of the Authority (article 4), and in connection with the transfer of staff to, and the enforcement of rights and liabilities by and against, the Authority (articles 5 and 6), and the remuneration of non-officer members of the Authority (article 7).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/585/note",
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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."
}