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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-bees-order-1997/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/310",
  "legislation_title": "The Importation of Bees Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-bees-order-1997",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "BEE DISEASES\nMade 11th February 1997\nLaid before Parliament 18th February 1997\nComing into force 17th March 1997\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(1) and (2) of the Bees Act 1980 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": "1980 c. 12."
    }
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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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