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				</ukm:Metadata><Contents><ContentsTitle>Autism Act 2009</ContentsTitle><ContentsItem ContentRef="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/section/1" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/1" RestrictExtent="E+W"><ContentsNumber>1</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle>Autism strategy</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="section-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/section/2" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/2" RestrictExtent="E+W"><ContentsNumber>2</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle>Guidance by the Secretary of State</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="section-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/section/3" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/3" RestrictExtent="E+W"><ContentsNumber>3</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle>Local authorities and <Acronym Expansion="National Health Service">NHS</Acronym> bodies: duty to act under guidance</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="section-4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/section/4" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/4" RestrictExtent="E+W"><ContentsNumber>4</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle>Interpretation</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="section-5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/section/5" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/5" RestrictExtent="E+W"><ContentsNumber>5</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle>Expenses</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem><ContentsItem ContentRef="section-6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/section/6" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/section/6" RestrictExtent="E+W"><ContentsNumber>6</ContentsNumber><ContentsTitle>Extent, commencement and short title</ContentsTitle></ContentsItem></Contents><Primary><PrimaryPrelims DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/15/introduction" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/15/introduction" RestrictStartDate="2010-01-12"><Title>Autism Act 2009</Title><Number>2009 c. 15</Number><LongTitle>An Act to make provision about meeting the needs of adults with autistic spectrum conditions; and for connected purposes.</LongTitle><DateOfEnactment><DateText>[12th November 2009]</DateText></DateOfEnactment><PrimaryPreamble><EnactingText><Para><Text>B<SmallCaps>e it enacted</SmallCaps> by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—</Text></Para></EnactingText></PrimaryPreamble></PrimaryPrelims></Primary></Legislation>