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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-1-wales-order-2003/article-1",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2003/181",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-1-wales-order-2003",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation interpretation and application",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No.1) (Wales) Order 2003.\n(2) In this Order —\n“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;\n(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/181/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:12:06.508597+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."
}