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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-support-services-local-authorities-wales-regulations-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2005/1512",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption Support Services (Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-support-services-local-authorities-wales-regulations-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES\nMade 7 June 2005\nComing into force 30 December 2005\nThe National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 2(6)(b) and (7), 3(3) and (4)(b), 4(1)(b), (5)(b) (6) and (7), 9(1)(a), 140(1), (7) and (8) and 142(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, hereby makes the following Regulations —",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 38. The powers are exercisable by the “appropriate Minister”, defined, in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales (see section 144(1)). The “appropriate Minister” is defined in section 144(1), in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1512/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."
}