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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-agencies-wales-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2003/2527",
  "legislation_title": "The Nurses Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-agencies-wales-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS, WALES\nMade 1st October 2003\nComing into force 2nd October 2003\nThe National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of powers conferred upon it by sections 4(6), 16(3), 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 it in that behalf, having consulted such persons as it 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)(as read with section 5(1)(b)), in relation to Wales as the National Assembly for Wales and, in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State. “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/wsi/2003/2527/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."
}