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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-semen-england-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1319",
  "legislation_title": "The Bovine Semen (England) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-semen-england-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "agriculture, england\nlivestock industries\nMade 17th April 2007\nLaid before Parliament 27th April 2007\nComing into force 22nd May 2007\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 and now vested in him , and with the approval of the Treasury; and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 , makes the following Regulations.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to EC instruments referred to in regulation 2(1) to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "1984 c. 40; section 10 was amended by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c.50) and the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44)."
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    {
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      "label": "M2",
      "text": "Functions conferred under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 on “the Minister” and “the Ministers” are exercisable by the Secretary of State. They were transferred to him by section 2(2) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/794."
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    {
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      "label": "M3",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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