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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-and-veterinary-practitioners-disciplinary-committee-procedure-and-evidence-rules-order-of-council-2004/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1680",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Disciplinary Committee) (Procedure and Evidence) Rules Order of Council 2004",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "VETERINARY SURGEONS\nMade 25th May 2004\nComing into force 1st June 2004\nAt the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 25th day of May 2004\nBy the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council\nWhereas the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, in pursuance of paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 2 to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (“the Act”), has made the Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Practitioners (Disciplinary Committee) (Procedure and Evidence) Rules 2003 (“the Rules”), as set out in the Schedule to this Order, and whereas, by virtue of section 25(1) of the Act such Rules do not have effect unless approved by the Privy Council: now, therefore, Their Lordships, having taken the Rules into consideration, hereby order as follows:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1966 c. 36."
    }
  ],
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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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