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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/59",
  "legislation_title": "The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) (Amendment) Rules 2002 Approval (Scotland) Order 2002",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS\nMade 8th February 2002\nComing into force 18th February 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(5) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following order:",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1997 c. 24. The functions of the Lord Advocate were transferred to the Secretary of State by virtue of the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), article 2(1) and the Schedule. The functions of Ministers of the Crown in or as regards Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), article 2 and Schedule 1."
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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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