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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no3-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/366",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No.3) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002-commencement-no3-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 22nd February 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148(1) and (6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales, other than as respects sections 2(6), 4(6) and (7) and 16 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to, 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": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/366/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."
}