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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dutch-elm-disease-local-authorities-amendment-order-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dutch-elm-disease-local-authorities-amendment-order-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/604",
  "legislation_title": "The Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) (Amendment) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dutch-elm-disease-local-authorities-amendment-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PLANT HEALTH\nMade 23rd March 1988\nLaid before Parliament 30th March 1988\nComing into force 1st May 1988\nThe Forestry Commissioners, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 3(1), (2) and 5(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967, as read with section 20 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1967 c. 8; section 3(1) and (2) was amended by the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), section 4(1) and Schedule 4, paragraph 8(1) and (3). The powers conferred by sections 3 and 5 of the Plant Health Act 1967 are conferred on “a competent authority”, which expression is defined in section 1(2), as regards the protection of forest trees and timber from attack by pests, as the Forestry Commissioners."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 62."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/604/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."
}