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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/121",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND\nMade 20th January 2000\nLaid before Parliament 24th January 2000\nComing into force 14th February 2000\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 41, 42 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); and by the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) (“the 1999 Act”), Schedule 4, paragraph 38(2), for the definitions of “prescribed ” and “regulations”. Section 41 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), 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, paragraph 18(1) and Schedule 10; by the Medicinal Products: Prescription by Nurses etc. Act 1992 (c. 28), section 2; by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17) (“ the 1995 Act”), Schedule 1, paragraph 29; and by the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46), Schedule 2, paragraph 13. 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 by the 1995 Act, Schedule 1, paragraph 30. Section 126(4) was amended by the 1990 Act, section 65(2); and by the 1999 Act, Schedule 4, paragraph 37(6). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 41, 42 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under S.I. 1999/672, article 2 and Schedule 1; these Regulations therefore extend only to England."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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