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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-amendment-scotland-regulations-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/150",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-amendment-scotland-regulations-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 1st March 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 5th March 2007\nComing into force 6th April 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, in so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998."
    }
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/150/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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