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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-1999-commencement-no-1-order-2000/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/1459",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Children Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-1999-commencement-no-1-order-2000",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order is the first commencement order made under the Protection of Children Act 1999. It brings into force on 5th June 2000 section 3(1) and (2) of the Act, which makes provision relating to the inclusion of individuals in the list kept by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 1 of the Act on transfer from the Consultancy Service Index.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1459/note",
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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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