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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-ethiopia-order-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/517",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Ethiopia) Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-ethiopia-order-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nChildren And Young Persons, Northern Ireland\nMade 18th April 2018\nLaid before Parliament 27th April 2018\nComing into force 21st May 2018\nThe Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 9(4) of the Children and Adoption Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 9(5)(a) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with Welsh Ministers and, in accordance with section 9(5)(b) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Department of Health.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c.20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of section 9(5)(a), the Secretary of State must consult with the National Assembly for Wales before making any Order under section 9(4). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/517/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:58:39.621284+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."
}