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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-programme-transfer-england-regulations-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/964",
  "legislation_title": "The Rural Development Programme (Transfer) (England) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rural-development-programme-transfer-england-regulations-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Agriculture, England\nMade 3rd September 2018\nLaid before Parliament 5th September 2018\nComing into force 1st October 2018\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of that Act in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 27(1)(a) and the European Union (Amendment Act 2008) (c. 7), the Schedule, Part 1. It is prospectively repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), section 1 from exit day (see section 20 of that Act). The function of the former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of making regulations under section 2(2) was transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 2002/794."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/964/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:54:23.159472+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}