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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975/schedule-4/part-Xl",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975/schedule-4/part-Xl.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/72",
  "legislation_title": "Children Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1975",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/Xl",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "Xl",
  "heading": "Protected Children",
  "text": "Chapter\nShort Title\nExtent of Repeal\n7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 5.\nAdoption Act 1958.\nIn section 37(1), paragraph (a), the words “of the person first mentioned in paragraph (a) of this subsection or, as the case may be,” and the words “but is not a foster child within the meaning of Part I of the Children Act 1958”.\nSection 37(2) and (5).\nSection 40(1), (2) and (3).\nSections 41 and 42.\nIn section 43(1), the words from “or in contravention” to “of this Act”.\nThese repeals take effect on the date paragraph 31 of Schedule 3 comes into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/72/schedule/4/part/Xl",
    "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."
}