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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/watermark-disease-local-authorities-order-1974/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/watermark-disease-local-authorities-order-1974/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1974/768",
  "legislation_title": "The Watermark Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1974",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/watermark-disease-local-authorities-order-1974",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "PLANT HEALTH\nMade 1st May 1974\nLaid before Parliament 9th May 1974\nComing into Operation 1st May 1974\nThe Forestry Commissioners, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in them by sections 3(1), (2) and (4) and 5(1) of the Plant Health Act 1967 as amended by section 92(2) of, and Part II of Schedule 3 to, the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and by section 4(1) of, and paragraph 8(1) and (3) of Schedule 4 to, the European Communities Act 1972, and as read with section 20 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972, and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:—",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1974/768/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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