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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-amendment-rules-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1477",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption (Amendment) Rules 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-amendment-rules-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 25th May 1999\nLaid before Parliament 26th May 1999\nComing into force 16th June 1999\nThe Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 66(1) and 67(1) of the Adoption Act 1976, hereby makes the following Rules:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 36."
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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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