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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/35/section/8/notes</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Young people</dc:subject><dc:subject>Care</dc:subject><dc:subject>Children in care</dc:subject><dc:subject>Children</dc:subject><dc:subject>Child protection</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000</dc:title><dc:creator>Department of Health</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2018-08-30</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/35" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2000" Number="0035">Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000</Citation></Title>
<Number>35</Number>
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<DateText>30 November 2000</DateText>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00073" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/35/section/8" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-8">Section 8</CitationSubRef>: interpretation <Abbreviation Expansion="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</Abbreviation></Title>
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<Text>This section deals with commencement and other issues. By subsection (3) commencement orders other than in respect of section 6, may be made separately as respects each of England and Wales.</Text>
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<Text>The effect of subsection (7) is that regulations made under the provisions of this Act which amend the Children Act, will be made in respect of England by the Secretary of State and in respect of Wales by the National Assembly for Wales.</Text>
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<Text>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c00075" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/35/section/8/8" CitationRef="c00073" SectionRef="section-8-8">8</CitationSubRef>) puts it beyond doubt that section 8(7) does not affect any power to vary or revoke the reference to the Children Act  in the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 by further Order.</Text>
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