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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-amendment-england-regulations-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/3272",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003",
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  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 13th December 2003\nLaid before Parliament 15th December 2003\nComing into force—\nRegulations 2(3) and 2(1)(to the extent that it applies to regulation 2(3)) 6th January 2005\nRemainder of these Regulations 6th January 2004\nThe Secretary of State, being designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community, in exercise of her powers under that section makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
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      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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