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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1646",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, ENGLAND\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nApproved by both Houses of Parliamentmade 24th June 2002\nComing into force\nAll regulations except 2(3) and 3 25th June 2002\nRegulation 2(3) 1st January 2003\nRegulation 3 1st January 2011\nThe Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 and vested in her, and after consultation (in accordance with section 2 of the said 1968 Act) with such persons appearing to her to represent any interests concerned as she has considered appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1968 c. 34. See sections 8(4) and 50 of the Act for the interpretation of “the Ministers”. In relation to England, the functions of “the Ministers” under the Act were transferred to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/3141. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Act were transferred to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by virtue of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/794."
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1646/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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