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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-england-order-1999/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-england-order-1999/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3052",
  "legislation_title": "The Conservation of Seals (England) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-england-order-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES, ENGLAND\nMade 11th November 1999\nLaid before Parliament 22nd November 1999\nComing into force 19th December 1999\nWhereas it appears to the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Natural Environment Research Council, that it is necessary to make an order under section 3(1) of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 for the proper conservation of seals;\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that provision, he hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 30."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3052/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:37.609454+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."
}