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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-1999-commencement-no-3-order-2002/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1436",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Children Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-children-act-1999-commencement-no-3-order-2002",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis Order is the third commencement order made under the Protection of Children Act 1999. It brings into force on 12th March 2002 section 8 of the Act. Section 8 amends sections 113 and 115 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50), which relate to criminal record certificates that may be issued under that Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1436/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:55:32.598089+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."
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