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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-england-amendment-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/1426",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-england-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Animals, England\nAnimal Welfare\nMade 2nd June 2008\nComing into force 3rd June 2008\nThe Secretary of State is, in relation to England, the appropriate national authority for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by section 5(4) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.\nThe Secretary of State has carried out a consultation in accordance with section 5(5) of that Act.\nIn accordance with section 61(2) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2006 c. 45. The appropriate national authority is defined in section 62(1) of the Act."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1426/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."
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