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id="co9p1i3b2-00008" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/30/section/60/2" SectionRef="section-60-2">s. 60(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00009" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/30/schedule/7/part/1" SectionRef="schedule-7-part-1" Operative="true">Sch. 7 Pt. 1</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00010" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2004/30/section/58" SectionRef="section-58">s. 58</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2792" id="co9p1i3b2-00011" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2005" Number="2792" Title="The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Commencement No.3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005">S.I. 2005/2792</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00012" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/2792/article/2/2/f/i" SectionRef="article-2-2-f-i">art. 2(2)(f)(i)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1997" id="co9p1i3b2-00013" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2006" Number="1997" Title="The Human Tissue Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006">S.I. 2006/1997</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00014" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1997/article/3/2" SectionRef="article-3-2">art. 3(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00015" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1997/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef> <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00016" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00013" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2006/1997/article/7" SectionRef="article-7">7</CitationSubRef> <CitationSubRef id="co9p1i3b2-00017" CitationRef="co9p1i3b2-00013" 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