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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-regulations-1989/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/1176",
  "legislation_title": "The Sight Testing (Examination and Prescription) Regulations 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sight-testing-examination-and-prescription-regulations-1989",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "OPTICIANS\nMade 6th July 1989\nLaid before Parliament 10th 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": null,
  "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/1989/1176/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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