{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-children-direct-payments-england-regulations-2001/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-children-direct-payments-england-regulations-2001/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/442",
  "legislation_title": "The Disabled Children (Direct Payments) (England) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disabled-children-direct-payments-england-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND\nMade 15th February 2001\nLaid before Parliament 16th February 2001\nComing into force 1st April 2001\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 17A(3) and (4) and 104(4) of 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": "1989 c. 41; section 17A was inserted by section 7(1) of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (c. 16) (“the 2000 Act”). As regards Wales, the functions of the Secretary of State under the Children Act 1989 (“the 1989 Act”) are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales under article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). Under section 7(2) of the 2000 Act, that Order is to be treated as referring to the 1989 Act as amended by section 7 of the 2000 Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/442/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:03:14.360285+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}