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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-third-country-importscharges-regulations-1997/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/639",
  "legislation_title": "The Animals (Third Country Imports)(Charges) Regulations 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-third-country-importscharges-regulations-1997",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“Border Inspection Post” has the meaning given to it by article 1(2) and Schedule 2 of the Animals and Animal Products (Import and Export) Regulations 1995\n“the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.\n“public holiday” means a Bank Holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, Christmas Day and Good Friday.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1995/2428 as amended by S.I. 1996/1111."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1971 c. 80."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/639/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:22:59.734598+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}