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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-primary-care-act-1997-commencement-no-6-order-1998/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2840",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1998",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order brings into force on 18th November 1998, a provision of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (“the Primary Care Act”) making a minor amendment to the Dentists Act 1984 so that the definition of “national health services” in that Act includes personal dental services provided under a Primary Care Act pilot scheme.\nThis Order also brings into force, on 10th December 1998, other provisions of the Primary Care Act. The provisions which are brought into force on this date relate to the maintenance of medical lists by Health Authorities and the procedures for dealing with General Practitioner (GP) practice vacancies in England and Wales. Provisions which are brought into force in the Schedules to the Act make minor and consequential amendments to existing legislation and repeal or revoke certain provisions. Article 3 of the Order contains a saving provision in respect of applications for inclusion in a medical list or to succeed to a practice vacancy, and related matters, made before 10th December 1998.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2840/note",
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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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