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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-of-children-from-overseas-walesamendment-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2003/1634",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption of Children from Overseas (Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-of-children-from-overseas-walesamendment-regulations-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES\nMade 24th June 2003\nComing into force 25th June 2003\nThe National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 9(2), 9(3) and 9(5) of the Adoption Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 36 (“1976 Act”). The Adoption Service functions set out in section 1 of the 1976 Act, in relation to which the powers under section 9(2) and (3) are exercised, are amended by section 9 of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 (c. 18)(“the 1999 Act”)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/1634/introduction",
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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."
}