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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-direct-establishment-and-constitution-order-2004/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/569",
  "legislation_title": "The NHS Direct (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-direct-establishment-and-constitution-order-2004",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Functions of the Authority",
  "text": "(1) Subject to and in accordance with such directions as the Secretary of State may give to the Authority, the Authority shall perform—\n(a) such functions in connection with the provision of health related information and advice; and\n(b) such other functions,\nas the Secretary of State may direct.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See, in particular, sections 16D, 17 and 18 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49); section 16D was inserted by section 12(1) of the 1999 Act and amended by sections 1(3), 3(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 6(a) of Schedule 1 to, the 2002 Act; section 17 was inserted by section 12(1) of the 1999 Act and amended by section 67(1) of, and paragraph 5(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to, the 2001 Act and section 1(3) of, and paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 1 to, the 2002 Act; section 18 was amended by sections 2(1), 5(1) and 3(8) of, and paragraph 9(b) and (c)(ii) of Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 to, the 1995 Act, section 12(3) and (4) of the 1999 Act and sections 1(3), 3(1), (5)(a) and (b) and 37(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 9 of Schedule 1 and Part 1 of Schedule 9 to, the 2002 Act."
    }
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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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