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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farriers-qualifications-european-recognition-regulations-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/2072",
  "legislation_title": "The Farriers’ Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/farriers-qualifications-european-recognition-regulations-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Farriers\nMade 18th December 2015\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 2015\nComing into force 18th January 2016\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister 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.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2 was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7), Schedule, Part 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2002/248. The power of the Secretary of State to make regulations that extend to Scotland remains exercisable by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46), section 57(1). The Welsh Ministers have not been designated in relation to the matters covered by these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/2072/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:28:40.831028+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."
}