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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-from-offenders-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2308",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Protection from Offenders) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-from-offenders-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS\nMade 25th September 1997\nLaid before Parliament 25th September 1997\nComing into force 17th October 1997\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(2) and (3) of the Adoption Act 1976 and sections 23(2)(a) and 68(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 4(1) and (2) of Schedule 4, paragraphs 7(1) and (2) and 8 of Schedule 5, paragraph 10(1) and (2) of Schedule 6 and paragraph 2(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to, the Children Act 1989 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1989 c. 41."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/2308/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."
}