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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/endangered-species-import-and-export-act-1976-amendment-order-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2677",
  "legislation_title": "The Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 (Amendment) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/endangered-species-import-and-export-act-1976-amendment-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nMade 19th October 1996\nLaid before Parliament 25th October 1996\nComing into force\nArticles 1 to 4 15th November 1996\nArticle 5 16th November 1996\nThe Secretary of State, having consulted the scientific authorities to which the duty referred to in section 2(4) of the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act 1976 is assigned, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3(a) and (d) of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:–",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1976 c. 72."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 3 was amended by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69), section 15(1) and Schedule 10."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2677/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."
}