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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disease-control-interim-measures-england-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/242",
  "legislation_title": "The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (England) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disease-control-interim-measures-england-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 7th February 2002\nComing into force 11th February 2002\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on her under sections 1, 7, 8(1), 83(2) and 87(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definitions of “the Ministers”; and “the Minister”. Functions of “the Ministers”, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141)."
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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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