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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1988/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1988/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2111",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1988",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 30th November 1988\nComing into force 1st January 1989\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, as respects England, and the Secretary of State, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(3) and (7) of the Pests Act 1954 and now vested in them 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": "1954 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State by virtue of S.I. 1978/272."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2111/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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