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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-agencies-regulations-1983/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-agencies-regulations-1983/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1983/1964",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-agencies-regulations-1983",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Approval of adoption societies",
  "text": "(1) An application to the Secretary of State under section 4 of the 1975 Act (approval of adoption societies) shall be made in writing on a form supplied by the Secretary of State.\n(2) An unincorporated body of persons shall not apply for approval under section 4 of the 1975 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/649",
      "affecting_title": "The Adoption Agencies and Children (Arrangements for Placement and Reviews) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "rev",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/367",
      "affecting_title": "The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1983/1964/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T17:52:30.682185+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}