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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adopted-persons-contact-register-fees-amendment-rules-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/615",
  "legislation_title": "The Adopted Persons (Contact Register) (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, ETC.\nENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 9th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 1998\nComing into force 1st April 1998\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 51A(3) and (5) of the Adoption Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Rules:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 36. Section 51A was inserted by section 88(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 to, the Children Act 1989 (c. 41). See sections 51A(13)(c) and 72(1) for definitions of “prescribed”."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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