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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foster-children-scotland-act-1984/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foster-children-scotland-act-1984/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/56",
  "legislation_title": "Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foster-children-scotland-act-1984",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to foster children as they have effect in Scotland\n[31st October 1984]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status."
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act restricted (12.12.1996 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36, s. 38(6) (with ss. 90, 103(1)); S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(1) (as amended by S.I. 1997/744, arts. 2, 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 31.1.1985 see s. 23(2)"
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/56/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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