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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microchipping-of-dogs-england-amendment-regulations-2022/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2022/121",
  "legislation_title": "The Microchipping of Dogs (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microchipping-of-dogs-england-amendment-regulations-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals, England\nAnimal Welfare\nMade 9th February 2022\nComing into force 10th February 2022\nThe Secretary of State, being the appropriate national authority in relation to England, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, makes the following Regulations.\nIn accordance with section 12(6) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted such persons appearing to the Secretary of State to represent interests concerned as he considers appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 45. Section 61(2) was amended by section 1(3) of the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019 c. 15. Section 62(1) defines the “appropriate national authority” in relation to England as the Secretary of State."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/121/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:04:15.701070+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."
}