{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2264",
  "legislation_title": "The Heads of Sheep and Goats Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/heads-of-sheep-and-goats-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 3rd September 1996\nComing into force 15th September 1996\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 1, 8(1) and 72(a) of the Animal Health Act 1981 as applied by the Zoonoses Order 1988 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for a definition of “the Ministers” and “the Minister”."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1988/2264."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2264/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."
}