{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-access-to-lists-prescribed-individuals-regulations-2000/regulation-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-access-to-lists-prescribed-individuals-regulations-2000/regulation-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2537",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-access-to-lists-prescribed-individuals-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/1",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) Regulations 2000, and come into force on 9th October 2000.\n(2) In these Regulations—\n(a) “the Adoption Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983, and\n(b) “prospective adopter” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(3) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/1964. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/649 and S.I. 1997/2308."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "subst",
      "affecting": "uksi/2001/744",
      "affecting_title": "The Protection of Children (Access to Lists) (Prescribed Individuals) (Amendment) Regulations 2001"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2537/regulation/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:20:20.455802+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."
}