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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

Made 11th March 2005

Laid before Parliament 22nd March 2005

Coming into force 30th December 2005

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 9(2) and (3) and 57A of the Adoption Act 1976^f1 and sections 2(6) and (7), 3(3) and (4), 4, 9(1)(a), 140(1), (2), (7) and (8) and 142(4) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, the Adoption and Children Act 2002^f2 hereby makes the following Regulations:–