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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-health-authorities-establishment-and-constitution-orders-amendment-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/476",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Health Authorities (Establishment and Constitution Orders) Amendment Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-health-authorities-establishment-and-constitution-orders-amendment-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "National Health Service, England\nMade 22nd February 2012\nLaid before Parliament 27th February 2012\nComing into force 1st April 2012\nThe Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28(1), (2) and (4), 272(7) and (8) and 273(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 28(7) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such bodies as the Secretary of State recognises as representing officers who in the Secretary of State’s opinion are likely to be transferred or affected by transfers in pursuance of this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.41. The powers of the Secretary of State under the provisions of the Act under which this Order is made are exercisable only in relation to England by virtue of section 271(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/476/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."
}