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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/brucellosis-examination-and-testing-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/brucellosis-examination-and-testing-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2004/364",
  "legislation_title": "Brucellosis (Examination and Testing) Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/brucellosis-examination-and-testing-scheme-order-northern-ireland-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nMade 26th August 2004\nComing into operation 1st October 2004\nThe Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 8 of the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, having consulted with the bodies which appeared to it to be substantially representative of the interests concerned and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland was renamed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by Article 3(4) of the Departments Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1981/1115 (N.I. 22) to which there are amendments not relevant to the subject matter of this Order"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/364/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:56:28.065189+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}