{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-approved-disinfectants-amendment-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/2347",
  "legislation_title": "The Diseases of Animals (Approved Disinfectants) (Amendment) Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-approved-disinfectants-amendment-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 25th September 1997\nComing into force 20th October 1997\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 7(1)(a), (b) and (c) and (2) and 23(f) and (g) 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": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22; see section 86(1)(c) for the definition of “the Ministers”."
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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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