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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-farming-scheme-wales-regulations-2001/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2001/424",
  "legislation_title": "The Organic Farming Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/organic-farming-scheme-wales-regulations-2001",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "AGRICULTURE, WALES\nMade 15th February 2001\nComing into force 19th February 2001\nThe National Assembly for Wales, being 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, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section, and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, after obtaining the approval of the European Commission to a rural development plan submitted in draft in accordance with Article 41 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development, hereby makes the following Regulations—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "By virtue of the European Communities (Designation) (No.3) Order (S.I 1999/2788) (“the Order”). The National Assembly's power to make, as a body designated in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, regulations which extend to holdings which include land situated within the United Kingdom but outside Wales is confirmed by paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 2 to the Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68."
    },
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      "label": "M3",
      "text": "OJ No. L160, 26.06.1999, p.80."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/424/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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