{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-1-wales-order-2003/introduction",
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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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL CARE, WALES\nCHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES\nMade 31st January 2003\nThe National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 148(6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38. The powers are conferred upon the Appropriate Minister. “Appropriate Minister” means the Assembly in relation to Wales and the Secretary of State in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (s. 144(1) of the Act). “Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales (s. 144(1) of the Act)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/181/introduction",
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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."
}