{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-no-2-regulations-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1230",
  "legislation_title": "The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) (No. 2) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-no-2-regulations-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 1989/1176 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nOPTICIANS\nMade 20th July 1989\nLaid before Parliament 20th July 1989\nComing into force 31st July 1989\nIn exercise of powers conferred by section 20B(1), (3) and (8) of the Opticians Act 1958 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Regulations:–",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1958 c. 32; section 20B was inserted by section 14 of the Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c. 49)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1230/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."
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