{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-regulated-activity-miscellaneous-and-transitional-provisions-and-commencement-no-5-order-2009/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-regulated-activity-miscellaneous-and-transitional-provisions-and-commencement-no-5-order-2009/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/2610",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006-regulated-activity-miscellaneous-and-transitional-provisions-and-commencement-no-5-order-2009",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009 and comes into force on 12th October 2009.\n(2) In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006;\n...",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 1(2) omitted (10.9.2012) by virtue of The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157), arts. 1(1), 5(2) (with arts. 6-9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 1 in force at 12.10.2009, see art. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2610/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:05:12.272977+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."
}