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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-2002-commencement-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3044",
  "legislation_title": "The Animal Health Act 2002 (Commencement) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-2002-commencement-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 9th December 2002\nComing into force 13th January 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 19(1) of the Animal Health Act 2002 hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2002 c. 42."
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  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3044/introduction",
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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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