{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-scab-shetland-islands-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/202",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheep Scab (Shetland Islands) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-scab-shetland-islands-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 17th March 2003\nComing into force 31st March 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 2, 8(1) and 14(1) of the Animal Health Act 1981 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22. See section 86(1) for the definition of “the Ministers”. The functions of the Ministers, insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
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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."
}