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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2458",
  "legislation_title": "The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Amendment) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-amendment-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 23rd September 1996\nComing into force 24th September 1996\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Animal Health Act 1981, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. See section 86(1)(c) for a definition of “the Ministers”."
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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."
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