{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981-amendment-england-and-wales-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/3080",
  "legislation_title": "The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981-amendment-england-and-wales-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ZOOS, ENGLAND AND WALES\nMade 11th December 2002\nLaid before Parliament 16th December 2002\nComing into force 8th January 2003\nThe Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by the said section 2, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+NI",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/3495."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1972 c. 68. As respects Scotland the powers have been devolved by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3080/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:36:32.709694+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}