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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-wales-amendment-regulations-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2008/3094",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-wales-amendment-regulations-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, WALES\nANIMAL WELFARE\nMade 2 December 2008\nLaid before the National Assembly for Wales 29 October 2008\nComing into force 3 December 2008\nThe Welsh Ministers are, in relation to Wales, the appropriate national authority for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by section 5(4) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, and make the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.\nThe Welsh Ministers have 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, the National Assembly for Wales.",
  "extent": null,
  "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. By virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32) these functions are exercisable by the Welsh Ministers."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2008/3094/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."
}