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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-agencies-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3212",
  "legislation_title": "Nurses Agencies Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-agencies-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NURSES MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS, ENGLAND\nMade 21st December 2002\nLaid before Parliament 23rd December 2002\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 4(6), 22(1), (2)(a) to (c), (f) to (j) and (7)(a) to (h) and (j), 25, 34(1), 35 and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, having consulted such persons as he considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 14. The powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1), in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State, and in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales. “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 121(1) of the Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the requirement to consult."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3212/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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