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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/autism-act-2009/section-6",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/15",
  "legislation_title": "Autism Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/autism-act-2009",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Extent, commencement and short title",
  "text": "(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(2) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which it is passed.\n(3) This Act may be cited as the Autism Act 2009.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:02.791561+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."
}