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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/176",
  "legislation_title": "The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES\nMade 25th March 2005\nComing into operation 1st April 2005\nThe Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 9(4), 23(1), (2)(a) to (d), (f) to (j), (3), (4), (5)(a) and (c), (7)(a) to (h), (j), 25(1), 30, 31(1), 32(1), 48(1) to (3) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, having consulted such persons as it considers appropriate as required by Article 23(8) of the Order, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/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."
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