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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-scientific-procedures-act-amendment-to-schedule-2-order-northern-ireland-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1998/331",
  "legislation_title": "The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (Amendment to Schedule 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-scientific-procedures-act-amendment-to-schedule-2-order-northern-ireland-1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nMade 18th September 1998\nComing into operation 1st January 1999\nThe Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 7(9) of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 as adapted by section 29 of that Act and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
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  "status": null,
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      "text": "1986 c. 14"
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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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