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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-trade-in-endangered-species-fees-regulations-2009/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/496",
  "legislation_title": "The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Fees) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-trade-in-endangered-species-fees-regulations-2009",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Fees And Charges\nWildlife\nMade 3rd March 2009\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 2009\nComing into force 6th April 2009\nThe Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1973 as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein and to Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 laying down detailed rules concerning the implementation of that Council Regulation to be construed as references to those Regulations as amended from time to time.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1973 c. 51."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No L 61, 3.3.97, p. 1, amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2008, OJ No L 95, 8.4.08, p. 3; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ No L 166, 19.6.06, p. 1, amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 100/2008, OJ No L 31, 5.2.08, p. 3."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/496/introduction",
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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."
}