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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-agencies-scotland-regulations-2009/schedule-1/part-I/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2009/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-agencies-scotland-regulations-2009",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/I/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
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  "text": "Where there is only 1 prospective adopter–\n(a) whether that person is–\n(i) married;\n(ii) in a civil partnership;\n(iii) living with another person as if husband and wife in an enduring family relationship; or\n(iv) living with another person as if civil partners in an enduring family relationship;\n(b) if the prospective adopter is married or in a civil partnership–\n(i) the reasons for their spouse or civil partner choosing not to join in the application;\n(ii) whether the spouse or civil partner cannot be found;\n(iii) whether the prospective adopter and their spouse or their civil partner are separated and living apart and whether the separation is likely to be permanent; or\n(iv) whether the spouse or civil partner is incapable of joining in the application by virtue of their physical or mental health.\n(c) if the prospective adopter is living with another person as if husband and wife in an enduring family relationship or as if civil partners in an enduring family relationship the reasons for their partner choosing not to join in the application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2011/211",
      "affecting_title": "The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2014/112",
      "affecting_title": "The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Modification of Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014"
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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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