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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nurses-midwives-and-health-visitors-professional-conduct-rules-1993-approval-order-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/893",
  "legislation_title": "The Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) Rules 1993 Approval Order 1993",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTH VISITORS\nMade 22nd March 1993\nComing into force 1st April 1993\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, and as respects proceedings in England and Wales and in Scotland, respectively, hereby approve the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Professional Conduct) Rules 1993 made by the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and set out in the Schedule hereto.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1979 c. 36."
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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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