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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-northern-ireland-order-1987/article-16A",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1987/2203",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-northern-ireland-order-1987",
  "path": "article/16A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "16A",
  "heading": "Convention adoption orders",
  "text": "An adoption order shall be made as a Convention adoption order if—\n(a) the application is for a Convention adoption order; and\n(b) any prescribed requirements are complied with.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2001 c. 11 (NI)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/2203/article/16A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:49.310353+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."
}