{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bluetongue-scotland-amendment-order-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2026/281",
  "legislation_title": "The Bluetongue (Scotland) Amendment Order 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bluetongue-scotland-amendment-order-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade at 11.10 a.m. on 2nd October 2026\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament at 2.00 p.m. on 2nd October 2026\nComing into force 3rd October 2026\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 1 of the Animal Health Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22 (“the Act”). The order-making power in section 1 of the Act was originally conferred on “the Ministers”, as defined in section 86(1) of the Act. The functions of the Ministers were, in so far as within devolved competence, transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2026/281/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."
}