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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/287",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2004",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 2nd February 2004\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 41(3) and (4) 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": "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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