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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farriers-qualifications-european-recognition-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/646",
  "legislation_title": "The Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farriers-qualifications-european-recognition-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Farriers\nMade 5th March 2008\nLaid before Parliament 10th March 2008\nComing into force 31st March 2008\nThe Secretary of State is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations.\nHe makes the following Regulations, exercising the powers conferred on him by that section.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The European Communities (Designation) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/248. Under section 57(1) of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), despite the transfer to Scottish Ministers of functions in relation to implementing obligations under Community law in relation to certain matters by virtue of section 53 of that Act, the function of the Secretary of State in relation to any matter continues to be exercisable by him as regards Scotland for the purposes specified in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
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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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