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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-farming-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/435",
  "legislation_title": "The Organic Farming (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture\nMade 6th November 2008\nComing into operation 1st January 2009\nThe Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community and in relation to matters relating to the promotion of rural development.\nThe Department of Agriculture and Rural Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2000/2812 and S.I. 2000/3238"
    },
    {
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      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c.68"
    }
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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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