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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-dental-charges-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2221",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Dental Charges) Amendment Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-dental-charges-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 10th September 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th September 1998\nComing into force 1st October 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 78(1A), 79(1), 79A, 81, 82(b), 83(a) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977, sections 17(1) and (5) and 20(1), (3) and (5) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": null,
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; sections 78(1A) and 79A were inserted by, and section 79 was amended by, the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 11; sections 81 and 82 were amended by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 24 and Schedule 8 Part I and by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), section 5 and Schedule 2, paragraph 22 and are amended prospectively by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), section 41(10) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 16 and 17; section 83 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), section 2(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 39 and by the Health and Social Security Act 1984 (c. 48), section 24 and Schedule 8 Part I and is amended prospectively by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), section 41(10) and Schedule 2, paragraph 18."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1997 c. 46."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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