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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-quality-meat-scotland-order-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2008/9780110802107",
  "legislation_title": "The Quality Meat Scotland Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-quality-meat-scotland-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 97(8) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nAGRICULTURE\nMade 2008\nComing into force 1st April 2008\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 87, 88, 89, 90, 96 and 97, paragraphs 5 to 11 of Schedule 8 to and Schedules 9 and 10 to the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 97(5) of that Act they have consulted with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by this Order.\nIn accordance with section 97(8) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 96 defines the Scottish Ministers as the appropriate authority in relation to matters concerning Scotland only."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c. 16."
    }
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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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