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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-homes-registration-scotland-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/661",
  "legislation_title": "The Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-homes-registration-scotland-amendment-regulations-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND\nMade 9th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 11th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1A and 4 of the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "By virtue of the Reorganisation of Offices (Scotland) Act 1939 (c. 20), section 1(1) and (6)(b), the Department of Health for Scotland means the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1938 c. 73; section 1A was inserted by the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 40), section 6(3); section 4 was amended by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Schedule 6, paragraph 73 (as saved by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), Schedule 15, paragraph 10), the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 4, paragraph 10 and S.I. 1996/2203."
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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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