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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-2011-act-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-no2-order-northern-ireland-2012/article-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/154",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (2011 Act) (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-2011-act-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-no2-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Citation and Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare of Animals (2011 Act) (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No.2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.\n(2) In this Order “the Act” means The Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/154/article/1",
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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."
}