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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-3-order-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2234",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-freedoms-act-2012-commencement-no-3-order-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, Englandandwales\nChildren And Young Persons, Northernireland\nPrevention And Suppression Of Terrorism\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, Englandandwales\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, Northern Ireland\nRights Of The Subject, England And Wales\nMade 28th August 2012\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 116(1) and 120(1) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2012 c. 9."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2234/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."
}