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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-order-northern-ireland-1996/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/1996/515",
  "legislation_title": "Spring Traps Approval Order (Northern Ireland) 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-order-northern-ireland-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nMade 30th October 1996\nComing into operation 20th November 1996\nThe Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 21(1), (2) and (4) of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
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      "text": "1972 c. 7 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
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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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