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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-wales-amendment-order-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2021/1292",
  "legislation_title": "The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-wales-amendment-order-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals, Wales\nAnimal Health\nMade at 5.55 p.m. on 19 November 2021\nComing into force in accordance with article 1(2)\nThe Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 8(1), 15(5), 17(1), 23 and 25 of the Animal Health Act 1981make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. Functions of “the Ministers” under the Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22) (as defined in section 86(1) of that Act) are exerciseable by the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales), by virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3044) and section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). The powers in the Animal Health Act 1981, when read with paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16), allow for modifications to be made to retained direct minor EU legislation as defined in section 7(6) of the Act. “Modify” is defined in section 20(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and includes “amend, repeal or revoke”."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/1292/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:09:29.703086+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."
}