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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-709/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-709/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2014/709",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 9 October 2014 concerning animal health control measures relating to African swine fever in certain Member States and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/178/EU (notified under document C(2014) 7222) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/709/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-709",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Subject matter and scope",
  "text": "This Decision lays down animal health control measures in relation to African swine fever in Great Britain as regards movements of feral pigs and information obligations.\nFor the purposes of this Decision “appropriate authority” means—\n(a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;\n(b) in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers;\n(c) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 14(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/709/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:37.717190+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}