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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-pricing-authority-regulations-1990/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-pricing-authority-regulations-1990/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1719",
  "legislation_title": "The Prescription Pricing Authority Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prescription-pricing-authority-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 20th August 1990\nLaid before Parliament 24th August 1990\nComing into force 17th September 1990\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 128(1) of, and paragraphs 10 and 12 of Schedule 5 to, the National Health Service Act 1977 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and after consultation with the body recognised by him as representing persons who, in his opinion, are likely to be affected by these Regulations in accordance with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the National Health Service Act 1977, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c. 49; in section 128(1)seethe definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”; paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 was amended by the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53), Schedule 1, paragraph 80, and by the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41), section 15(b); paragraphs 10 and 12 were modified by S.I. 1985/39, article 7(22), and were amended by the National Health Service Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19), Schedule 1, paragraphs 8 and 9."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1719/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."
}