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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-primary-care-act-1997-commencement-no-8-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1616",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2002",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND\nMade 20th June 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 41(3) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "1997 c. 46."
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  "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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