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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microchipping-of-dogs-wales-regulations-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2015/1990",
  "legislation_title": "The Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/microchipping-of-dogs-wales-regulations-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals, Wales\nAnimal Welfare\nMade 3 December 2015\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Welsh Ministers, as the appropriate national authority in relation to Wales, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.\nIn accordance with section 12(6) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted those persons appearing to them to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as they considered appropriate.\nIn accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The appropriate national authority is defined in section 62(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Functions conferred on the National Assembly for Wales are now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2006 c. 45."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2006 c. 45. By virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 34 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), the reference in section 61(2) to “House of Parliament” includes the National Assembly for Wales."
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:32:09.203636+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."
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