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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-animals-scientific-procedures-act-1986-amendment-regulations-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation_title": "Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 1998",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nANIMALS\nMade 1998\nComing into force 1998\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that section, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:",
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      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
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      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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