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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-regulations-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/2088",
  "legislation_title": "The Registration of Births and Deaths Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-births-and-deaths-regulations-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC. ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 26th November 1987\nComing into force 1st January 1988\nThe Registrar General in exercise of the powers set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, with the concurrence and approval of the Secretary of State for Social Services so far as required, hereby makes the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "In respect of the exercise of the powers specified in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to this instrument, see the Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968 (S.I. 1968/1699), article 2 (transferring all functions of the Minister of Health to the Secretary of State)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The concurrence of the Secretary of State is required in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to this instrument and his approval is required in relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions specified in the remaining paragraphs, other than paragraphs 2 and 7, of the Schedule."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/2088/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."
}