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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111503553",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 61(2) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAnimals, England\nAnimal Welfare\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThe Secretary of State is the appropriate national authority for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by section 5(4) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in England, and makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.\nThe Secretary of State has consulted the persons referred to in section 5(5) of that Act.\nIn accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "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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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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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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