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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/schedule-1/part/chapter-IV/crossheading-article-19/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/18",
  "legislation_title": "Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/chapter/IV/crossheading/article-19/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The Central Authorities of both States shall ensure that this transfer takes place in secure and appropriate circumstances and, if possible, in the company of the adoptive or prospective adoptive parents.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/schedule/1/part/chapter/IV/crossheading/article-19/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:55.566406+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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