{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-adoption-of-children-amendment-1992/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1076",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Adoption of Children) (Amendment) 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-adoption-of-children-amendment-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 28th April 1992\nComing into force 21st May 1992\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 59 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978(), section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971() and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 28."
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1971 c. 58."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1076/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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