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  "long_title": "These Regulations provide new rights to paternity and adoption leave in the case of adoptions from overseas. The Regulations are made under powers contained in the Employment Rights Act 1996, as amended by the Employment Act 2002 and, in the case of section 80B, as further modified by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) Regulations 2003.",
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