{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disease-control-interim-measures-scotland-order-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2002/34",
  "legislation_title": "The Disease Control (Interim Measures) (Scotland) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/disease-control-interim-measures-scotland-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 1st February 2002\nComing into force 18th February 2002\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 7, 8(1) and 83(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definition of “the Ministers”. The functions of the Ministers of the Crown were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2002/34/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."
}