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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/736",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Dental Services) Amendment Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-dental-services-amendment-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 22nd April 1987\nLaid before Parliament 24th April 1987\nComing into force 15th May 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 35(4) and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 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": "1977 c. 49; section 35(4) was added by section 15(a) of the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41). For amendments to section 35(3),see paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Dentists Act 1984 (c. 24). For the definition of “regulations”see section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/736/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."
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