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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-designation-of-overseas-adoptions-variation-order-1993/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/690",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption (Designation of Overseas Adoptions) (Variation) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-designation-of-overseas-adoptions-variation-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 12th March 1993\nLaid before Parliament 15th March 1993\nComing into force 5th April 1993\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 67(4) and 72(2) of the Adoption Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 36."
    }
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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."
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