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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/698",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th March 1996\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1996\nComing into force 1st April 1996\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 41, 42, 43, 49E 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",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; see section 128(1), as amended by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (the “the 1990 Act”), section 26(2)(g) and (i), for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Section 41 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53)(“the 1980 Act”), sections 1 and 20(1) and Schedule 1, paragraph 53 and Schedule 7; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(13); by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragrpah 18(1) and Schedule 10; by the Medicinal Products: Prescription by Nurses etc. Act 1992 (c. 28), section 2; and (from 1st April 1996) by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17)(“the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 29. Section 42 was substituted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 66), section 3(1); extended by the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49), section 17; and amended by S.I. 1987/2202, article 4, by the 1990 Act, section 12(3), and (from 1st April 1996) by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 30. Section 43 was amended by the 1980 Act, sections 1 and 21(2) and Schedule 1, paragraph 55; by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(15); by the 1990 Act, Schedule 9, paragraph 18(2); and (from 1st April 1996) by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 31. Section 49E was inserted by the National Health Service (Amendment) Act 1995 (c. 31), section 2(1). Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2)."
    }
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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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