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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dog-control-orders-procedures-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/39",
  "legislation_title": "The Dog Control Orders (Procedures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dogs\nControl Of Dogs\nMade 7th February 2012\nComing into operation- 1st April 2012\nThe Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(4) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c.23 (N.I.)"
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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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