{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-poultry-england-order-2003/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-poultry-england-order-2003/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/1078",
  "legislation_title": "Diseases of Poultry (England) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-poultry-england-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 9th April 2003\nComing into force 30th April 2003\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in exercise of her powers under sections 1, 7, 8(1), 15(5), 17(1), 23, 25, 28, 35(1), 83(2), 87(5)(a) and 88(4) of the Animal Health Act 1981 makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22, amended by the Animal Health Act 2002 c. 42. These powers were previously exercised by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (see section 86(1)). Functions were transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1999/3141 and 2002/794. Functions exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales in relation to England were transferred to the Minister by S.I. 1999/3141 and were then transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2992/794."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1078/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:25:44.294854+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."
}