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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/primary-ophthalmic-services-amendment-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1700",
  "legislation_title": "The Primary Ophthalmic Services Amendment, Transitional and Consequential Provisions Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/primary-ophthalmic-services-amendment-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "National Health Service, England\nMade 28th June 2008\nLaid before Parliament 3rd July 2008\nComing into force 1st August 2008\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16CD, 28WE and 28X(2A) of the National Health Service Act 1977 and sections 43 and 79(3) of the Health Act 2006.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1977 c.49; sections 16CD, 28WE and 28X(2A) were inserted by the Health Act 2006 (c. 28) ss 37 and 38."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c.28."
    }
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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."
}