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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoptions-with-a-foreign-element-special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-scotland-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2008/303",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad) (Scotland) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoptions-with-a-foreign-element-special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-scotland-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 10th September 2008\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 11th September 2008\nComing into force 7th October 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 64(3), 65(1) and 117(2)(a) and (3) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
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  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2007 asp 4."
    }
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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."
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