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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-tribunal-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-8",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2004/38",
  "legislation_title": "The National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 2004",
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  "path": "regulation/8",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Power of the Tribunal to refuse an inquiry",
  "text": "If it appears to the Tribunal, after due consideration of representations by any complainer other than a Health Board or primary care NHS trust, that no good cause has been shown why an inquiry should be held, it may refuse to hold an inquiry and shall inform the complainer of its refusal to hold an inquiry, together with the reasons for its refusal, in writing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "ssi/2004/122",
      "affecting_title": "The National Health Service (Tribunal) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/38/regulation/8",
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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."
}