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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-amendment-regulations-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1148",
  "legislation_title": "The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-amendment-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE\nMade 22nd April 1996\nLaid before Parliament 22nd April 1996\nComing into force 23rd April 1996\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the said section 2(2), hereby make the following Regulations:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
    },
    {
      "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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