{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975-and-the-adoption-act-1976-commencement-no-2-order-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975-and-the-adoption-act-1976-commencement-no-2-order-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1242",
  "legislation_title": "The Children Act 1975 and the Adoption Act 1976 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975-and-the-adoption-act-1976-commencement-no-2-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 16th July 1987\nThe Secretary of State for Social Services, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 108(2) of the Children Act 1975 and section 74(2) of the Adoption Act 1976 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1975 c. 72."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1976 c. 36; for relevant amendments to that Act see the note on amendments following this instrument."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1242/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."
}