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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-swine-fever-england-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2913",
  "legislation_title": "The African Swine Fever (England) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/african-swine-fever-england-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 13th November 2003\nComing into force 5th December 2003\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by sections 1, 7(1), 8(1), 15(4), 17(1), 23, 25, 28, 35, 38 and 83(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981 makes the following Order:",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definitions of “the Ministers” and “the Minister”. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales in relation to England, were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) and were then transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794)."
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  "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."
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