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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-no-2-amendment-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1998",
  "legislation_title": "The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/transmissible-spongiform-encephalopathies-no-2-amendment-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 11th July 2007\nLaid before Parliament 12th July 2007\nComing into force 14th July 2007\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.\nThe Secretary of State has been designated for the purposes of that section in relation to measures in the veterinary and phytosanitary fields for the protection of public health.\nAs required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c.68."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1999/2027."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3)."
    }
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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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