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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/period-to-prepare-an-adoption-allowances-scheme-scotland-order-2009/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2009/168",
  "legislation_title": "The Period to Prepare an Adoption Allowances Scheme (Scotland) Order 2009",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Period to prepare an adoption allowances scheme",
  "text": "An adoption agency which is a local authority must, within the period of 3 months after the coming into force of section 71 (Adoption allowances schemes) of the Act, prepare an adoption allowances scheme.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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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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