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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-blood-and-transplant-gwaed-a-thrawsblaniadaur-gig-amendment-regulations-2006/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/640",
  "legislation_title": "The NHS Blood and Transplant (Gwaed a Thrawsblaniadau'r GIG) (Amendment) Regulations 2006",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 9th March 2006\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 2006\nComing into force 1st April 2006\nThe Secretary of State for Health in relation to England, and the National Assembly for Wales in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 126(4) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and now vested in them:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1977 c. 49; section 126(4) was amended by section 65(2) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19) (“the 1990 Act”), section 65(1) of, and paragraphs 4 and 37(1) and (6) of Schedule 4 to, the 1999 Act, section 67(1) of, and paragraphs 5(1) and (13)(b) of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), sections 6(3)(c) and 37(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 10(a) of Schedule 8 to, the 2002 Act and section 184 of, and paragraph 38 of Schedule 11 and Part 4 of Schedule 14 to, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43) (“the 2003 Act”); paragraph 12 of Schedule 5 was amended by article 7 of S.I. 1985/39, section 1 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to, the 1990 Act, sections 2(1) and 5(1) of, and paragraph 60(e) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 to, the 1995 Act and section 65(1) of, and paragraphs 4, 39(1) and (4) of Schedule 4 to, the 1999 Act. See section 128(1), as amended by section 26(2)(g) and (i) of the 1990 Act, for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. The functions of the Secretary of State under these provisions are, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2(a) of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/672 (“the 1999 Order”); for the reference to the National Health Service Act 1977, see the entry in Schedule 1 of the 1999 Order, as amended by section 66(4) and (5)(a) of the 1999 Act, section 67(1) of, and paragraph 12(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to, the 2001 Act and section 196 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 14 to, the 2003 Act on a date to be appointed."
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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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