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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-information-post-commencement-adoptions-wales-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2005/2689",
  "legislation_title": "The Access to Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) (Wales) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-information-post-commencement-adoptions-wales-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL CARE, WALES\nCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES\nMade 27 September 2005\nComing into force 30 December 2005\nThe National Assembly for Wales in the exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 9, 56 to 64, 140(8), 142(1) and (5) and 144(2) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Registrar General and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38. These powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 144(1) of the Act in relation to England, as the Secretary of State, in relation to Wales as the National Assembly for Wales and in relation to England and Wales, as the Secretary of State and the National Assembly or Wales acting jointly."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Registrar General’s approval is required for regulation 17(3) by virtue of section 65(5) of the Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The approval of the Chancellor of the Exchequer is required for regulation 18(2) by virtue of section 65(4) of the Act."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2689/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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