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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-england-regulations-2018/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-england-regulations-2018/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2018/761",
  "legislation_title": "The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/equine-identification-england-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals, England\nMade 22nd June 2018\nLaid before Parliament 25th June 2018\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) in relation to the common agricultural policy.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to that Act .\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears expedient to the Secretary of State for certain references to provisions of European Union instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by section 27 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by section 3 of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. It was amended by section 3 of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and by S.I. 2007/1388."
    }
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/761/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."
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