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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-semen-scotland-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/330",
  "legislation_title": "The Bovine Semen (Scotland) Regulations 2007",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE\nLIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES\nMade 14th June 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 15th June 2007\nComing into force 13th July 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references to Community instruments referred to in regulation 2(1) to be 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. See section 10(8) for the definition of appropriate Ministers. The functions, in so far as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46). The requirement to obtain the consent of the Treasury was removed by section 55 of that Act."
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      "text": "1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998. 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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