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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/666",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 10th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of his powers under sections 10(1) and (2) and 12(1) and (2) of, and Schedule 3 to, the Superannuation Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consulting such representatives of persons likely to be affected by these Regulations as appear to him to be appropriate, and with the consent of the Treasury, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 11. Section 10(1)(a) was amended by Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973 (c. 32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 10(4) of the Superannuation Act 1972."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See section 10(1) of the Superannuation Act 1972, and article 2 of the Transfer of Functions (Minister for Civil Service and Treasury) Order 1981 (S.I.1981/1670)."
    }
  ],
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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."
}