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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-england-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2905",
  "legislation_title": "The Conservation of Seals (England) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-england-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES\nMade 13th November 1996\nLaid before Parliament 28th November 1996\nComing into force 19th December 1996\nThe Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(1) of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, and after consultation with the Natural Environment Research Council as required by that section, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 30."
    }
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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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