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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mutilations-permitted-procedures-wales-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2007/1029",
  "legislation_title": "The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2007",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, WALES\nANIMAL WELFARE\nMade 27 March 2007\nComing into force 28 March 2007\nThe National Assembly for Wales being, 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 ,makes the following Regulations in exercise of those powers.\nIn accordance with section 5(5) of that Act, the Assembly has consulted those persons appearing to it to represent interests with which these Regulations are concerned as it considered appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "text": "2006 c. 45. The appropriate national authority is defined in section 62(1) of the Act."
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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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