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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/residential-family-centres-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3213",
  "legislation_title": "The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/residential-family-centres-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND\nSOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND\nMade 21st December 2002\nLaid before Parliament 23rd December 2002\nComing into force 1st April 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 4(6), 22(1), (2)(a) to (d) and (f) to (j), (5)(a) to (c), (7)(a) to (j), 25(l), 34(l), 35(l), and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, and having consulted such persons as he considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2000 c. 14. These powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1) of the 2000 Act, in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State, and in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales. “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 121(1) of that Act."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "See section 22(9) of the 2000 Act for the requirement to consult."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3213/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."
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