{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-hospitals-exemption-order-1990/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1990/2512",
  "legislation_title": "The Radioactive Substances (Hospitals) Exemption Order 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/radioactive-substances-hospitals-exemption-order-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES\nMade 10th December 1990\nLaid before Parliament 11th December 1990\nComing into force 1st January 1991\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales and the Secretary of State for Scotland as respects Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(6) and (7), 6(5) and 7(4) of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1960 c. 34; see the definition of “the Minister” in section 19(1) and see also, in relation to England and Wales, article 2(1) of S.I. 1970/1681 and, in relation to Scotland, section 20(a)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/2512/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."
}