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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000-commencement-no-20-order-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1757",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 20) Order 2004",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND AND WALES\nPROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS\nMade 6th July 2004\nThe Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 118(5) and (6) and 122 of the Care Standards Act 2000, hereby make the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 14. The powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1), in relation to England and Wales, as the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales acting jointly."
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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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