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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-age-assessments-regulations-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2024/19",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-age-assessments-regulations-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Immigration And Asylum\nMade 9th January 2024\nComing into force 10th January 2024\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 52(1) and (2)(a) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.\nBefore making these Regulations, the Secretary of State has sought scientific advice and has determined that the methods specified are appropriate for assessing a person’s age, in accordance with section 52(3) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.\nA draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 52(8) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2022 c. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "For the meaning of “affirmative resolution procedure” see section 85(4) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022."
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/19/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:36:15.547167+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."
}