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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-adoption-act-2006-commencement-no-2-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1798",
  "legislation_title": "The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-adoption-act-2006-commencement-no-2-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nChildrenandyoungpersons,northern Ireland\nMade 6th July 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17(2) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006:\nIn accordance with section 17(4) of that Act, he has consulted the Welsh Ministers and, in accordance with section 17(5) of that Act, he has consulted the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of section 17(4), the Secretary of State must consult the National Assembly for Wales before making an order under section 17(2). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1798/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."
}