{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docking-of-working-dogs-tails-wales-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2007/1028",
  "legislation_title": "The Docking of Working Dogs' Tails (Wales) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/docking-of-working-dogs-tails-wales-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, WALES\nANIMAL WELFARE\nMade 28 March 2007\nComing into force 29 March 2007\nThe National Assembly for Wales, as the appropriate national authority in relation to Wales, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(4), (5), (6), (8) and (14) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 6(15) of that Act, the Assembly has consulted those persons appearing to it to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as it considered appropriate.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 45. The appropriate national authority is defined in section 62(1) of the Act."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/1028/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."
}