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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-6-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1403",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-6-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 20th May 2004\nThe Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales, hereby makes the following Order —",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38. The power in section 148(1) is exercisable by the Secretary of State."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of section 148(2), the power under subsection (1) is only exercisable (other than an order bringing paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 into force) after the Secretary of State consults the National Assembly for Wales."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1403/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."
}