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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-identification-england-order-2000/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2027",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheep and Goats Identification (England) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-identification-england-order-2000",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 25th July 2000\nComing into force\nAll articles except for articles 8, 9, 12 and 15 1st September 2000\nArticles 8, 9, 12 and 15 1st January 2001\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1 and 8(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, makes the following Order—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. Section 86(1)(c) for a definition of “the Ministers ”. In relation to England, the powers of “the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales” were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/3141."
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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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