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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-transport-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2007/32",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations amend the Welfare of Animals (Transport) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (the principal Regulations).\nRegulation 4 amends regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations by inserting a definition of “animal” and “inspector”.\nRegulation 5 amends regulation 3 of the principal Regulations, by inserting a reference to Part II of Schedule 1 to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.\nRegulation 6 amends paragraphs (3) and (7) of regulation 24 of the principal Regulations, it also inserts a new paragraph (9), the effect of which is to specify that a person who fails to comply with a notice served under regulation 24(2) or, (6) is guilty of an offence.\nRegulation 7 amends regulation 27 of the principal Regulations by inserting a new paragraph (3), the effect of which is to specify that failure to comply with regulation 27(1) constitutes an offence.\nRegulation 8 omits regulation 29 of the principal Regulations.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/32/note",
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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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