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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-qualifications-european-recognition-and-knowledge-of-language-regulations-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/2073",
  "legislation_title": "The Veterinary Surgeons’ Qualifications (European Recognition and Knowledge of Language) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/veterinary-surgeons-qualifications-european-recognition-and-knowledge-of-language-regulations-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Veterinary Surgeons\nMade 18th December 2015\nLaid before Parliament 22nd December 2015\nComing into force 18th January 2016\nThe Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations.\nThese Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the reference to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications in these Regulations to be construed as references to that instrument as amended from time to time.\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations under the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2 was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2002/248."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ No. L255, 30.9.2005, p. 22."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/2073/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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