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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-7-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/3203",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no-7-order-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 6th December 2004\nThe Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 140(7) and 148(1) and (6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales, other than as respects sections 2(6), 3, 4, 8 to 12, 27(3), 53, 54, 56 to 59, 60 to 65 and 98 of that Act, hereby makes the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38. The power is exercisable, as respects section 148(1) by the Secretary of State. The power is exercisable as respects section 148(6), by the appropriate Minister who is defined in section 144(1) in relation to England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, as 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/2004/3203/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."
}