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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-amendment-regulations-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/400",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) Regulations 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-amendment-regulations-1999",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 18th February 1999\nLaid before Parliament 22nd February 1999\nComing into force 16th March 1999\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State, being Ministers 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, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 1972/1811."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/400/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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