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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-amendment-no-3-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1645",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-general-medical-services-amendment-no-3-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND\nMade 20th June 2000\nLaid before Parliament 28th June 2000\nComing into force 1st August 2000\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 29 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1977 c. 49; see section 128(1) as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 29 was extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; and amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), sections 1 and 7 and Schedule 1, paragraph 42(b); by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), Schedule 6, paragraph 2; by the Medical Act 1983 (c. 54), section 56(1) and Schedule 5, paragaph 16(a); by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(3); by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), Schedule 1, paragraph 18; and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46) Schedule 2, paragraph 8. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 15(1), 29 and 126(4) of the 1977 Act are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672; these Regulations therefore extend only to England."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1645/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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