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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999-commencement-no-2-scotland-order-2000/article-1",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2000/223",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000",
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  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, interpretation and extent",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) (Scotland) Order 2000.\n(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999.\n(3) This Order extends to Scotland only.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/223/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:50:14.398041+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."
}