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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-livestock-regulations-1990/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-livestock-regulations-1990/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1445",
  "legislation_title": "The Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-livestock-regulations-1990",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nApproved by both Houses of ParliamentMade 16th July 1990\nComing into force\nregulations 3(c) and 4 1st January 1992\nremainder 1st January 1991\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of powers conferred by section 2 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with such persons appearing to them to represent any interests concerned as they have considered appropriate, hereby make 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; section 50(1) contains a definition of “the Ministers”, relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In the case of the Secretary of State for Wales, by virtue of S.I. 1978/272."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1445/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."
}