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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/2112",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-miscellaneous-provisions-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nProtection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales\nMade 14th August 2012\nLaid before Parliament 16th August 2012\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(5), 35(1), 36(1), 37(2), 39(1) and (5), 41(1), 42(2), 45(1) and (5), 46(1) and (2), 50A(1)(d) and 60(1) and (5) of, and paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 and paragraph 7(1)(f) and (g) of Schedule 4 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 56(3)(g), (h), (i), (j), (l), (m) and (r) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 47. Sections 35(1), 36(1) and 37(2) were amended by section 115(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 43, 61, 62 and 63 of Schedule 9 and Part 5 of Schedule 10 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; section 39(1) and (5) was amended by sections 77 and 115(2) of, and Part 5 of Schedule 10 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; section 41(1) and (5) was amended by section 75 and 115(2) of, and Part 5 of Schedule 10 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; section 45(1) and (5) was amended by section 76 and 115(2) of, and Part 5 of Schedule 10 to, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012; section 50A was inserted by section 88 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c. 26) and amended by section 77 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. There are other amendments but none relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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