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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999-commencement-no-7-scotland-order-2002/article-2",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/562",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) (Scotland) Order 2002",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Appointed day",
  "text": "14th January 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999:–\n(a) section 1 (regulations giving effect to Convention); and\n(b) section 12 (registration of certain intercountry adoptions) insofar as it amends the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1978 c. 28."
    }
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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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