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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bluetongue-amendment-regulations-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1977",
  "legislation_title": "The Bluetongue (Amendment) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bluetongue-amendment-regulations-2012",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals, England\nAnimal Health\nMade 25th July 2012\nLaid before Parliament 30th July 2012\nComing into force 24th August 2012\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a), and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Part 1 of the Schedule."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/2027."
    }
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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."
}