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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-professional-conduct-rules-1987-approval-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation_title": "The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) Rules 1987 Approval Order 1987",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS\nMade 9th December 1987\nComing into force 1st February 1988\nThe Lord Chancellor and the Lord Advocate, in exercise of their powers under section 22(4) of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979, hereby approve the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) Rules 1987 made by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting as set out in the Schedule hereto.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 36."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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