{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-homes-registration-scotland-regulations-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-homes-registration-scotland-regulations-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/1861",
  "legislation_title": "The Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-homes-registration-scotland-regulations-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND\nMade 25th October 1988\nLaid before Parliament 2nd November 1988\nComing into force 23rd November 1988\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(2), 1A, 3A 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:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "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 1(2) was amended by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 (c. 58), Schedule 6, paragraph 71 as saved by Schedule 15, paragraph 10 to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29), and by the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 40), section 6(4); section 1A was inserted by the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987, section 6(3); section 3A was inserted by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53) Schedule 4, paragraph 9; section 4 was amended by the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972, Schedule 6, paragraph 76, and saved as abovementioned, and by the Health Services Act 1980, Schedule 4, paragraph 10."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1861/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."
}