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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-england-additional-functions-regulations-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2017/212",
  "legislation_title": "NHS England (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-england-additional-functions-regulations-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "National Health Service, England\nMade 27th February 2017\nComing into force 1st April 2017\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 13Z1 and 272(8)(a) of the National Health Service Act 2006, makes the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 272(6)(zb) of that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.41. Section 13Z1 of the National Health Service Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) was inserted by section 23(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”). Section 275 of the 2006 Act defines “regulations” as regulations made by the Secretary of State. By virtue of section 271(1) of the 2006 Act, the Secretary of State’s power in section 13Z1 of that Act to make these Regulations is exercisable only in relation to England."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 272(6)(zb) of the 2006 Act was inserted by section 23(2) of the 2012 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/212/introduction",
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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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