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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975/schedule-4/part-VII",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/72",
  "legislation_title": "Children Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/VII",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "VII",
  "heading": "Adoption Agencies",
  "text": "Chapter\nShort Title\nExtent of Repeal\n7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5.\nAdoption Act 1958.\nSection 28(2).\nSections 30 and 31.\nIn section 32(3) the words from “children” to the end.\nIn section 57(1) the definitions of “charitable association” and “registered adoption society”.\nSchedule 3.\n1970 c. 42.\nLocal Authority Social Services Act 1970.\nIn column 2 of Schedule 1, the words “Making etc. arrangements for the adoption of children; regulation of adoption societies.”.\nThese repeals take effect on the date section 4 comes into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/72/schedule/4/part/VII",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:35:55.776840+00:00"
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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."
}