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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-guidance-on-detention-of-vulnerable-persons-regulations-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2021/184",
  "legislation_title": "The Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-guidance-on-detention-of-vulnerable-persons-regulations-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Immigration\nMade 23rd February 2021\nLaid before Parliament 25th February 2021\nComing into force 25th May 2021\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(5) and (6) of the Immigration Act 2016.\nIn accordance with section 59(4) of that Act, a draft of the guidance to be brought into force in accordance with these Regulations has been laid before Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 c. 19."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/184/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."
}