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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-guatemala-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1809",
  "legislation_title": "The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Guatemala) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/special-restrictions-on-adoptions-from-abroad-guatemala-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Children And Young Persons, England And Wales\nChildren And Young Persons, Northern Ireland\nMade 7th July 2008\nLaid before Parliament 11th July 2008\nComing into force 1st August 2008\nThe Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 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, he has consulted the Welsh Ministers and, in accordance with section 9(5)(b) of that Act, he has consulted the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland:",
  "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 the National Assembly for Wales before making an 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 paragraphs 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/2008/1809/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:27:58.720493+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."
}