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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-qualifications-eec-recognition-spanish-and-portuguese-qualifications-order-1987/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/447",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Surgeons Qualifications (EEC Recognition) (Spanish and Portuguese Qualifications) Order 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-qualifications-eec-recognition-spanish-and-portuguese-qualifications-order-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "VETERINARY SURGEONS\nMade 18th March 1987\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 1987\nComing into force 16th April 1987\nAt the Court of Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of March 1987\nPresent,\nThe Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council\nWhereas, by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community adaptation was made to the European Communities Council Directive concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in veterinary medicine to add to that Directive particulars of qualifications awarded in the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic:\nNow, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ No. L302, 15.11.85, p.9."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ No. L362, 23.12.78, p.1, as amended by OJ No. L291, 19.11.79, p.17 and OJ No. L385, 31.12.81, p.25."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    }
  ],
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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."
}