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  "legislation": "ukpga/1966/36",
  "legislation_title": "Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-act-1966",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make fresh provision for the management of the veterinary profession, for the registration of veterinary surgeons and veterinary practitioners, for regulating their professional education and professional conduct and for cancelling or suspending registration in cases of misconduct; and for connected purposes.\n[17th November 1966]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended by S.I. 1980/1951, art. 5(10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 29(3); Act wholly in force at 15.11.1967."
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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."
}