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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-scotland-act-2007/section-3",
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  "legislation": "asp/2007/4",
  "legislation_title": "Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-scotland-act-2007",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Adoption service: regulations",
  "text": "The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—\n(a) amend subsection (4) or (5) of section 1 by—\n(i) adding further services,\n(ii) modifying the services mentioned in those subsections,\n(b) make further provision about adoption services.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 3 in force at 28.9.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 3(b) in force at 20.4.2009 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2009/147, art. 2, Sch."
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:02.274423+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."
}