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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zootechnical-standards-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2018/204",
  "legislation_title": "The Zootechnical Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zootechnical-standards-regulations-northern-ireland-2018",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations supplement, and make provision for the enforcement of, Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 (“the Animal Breeding Regulation”) in Northern Ireland.\nThese Regulations designate the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs as the Competent Authority for the purposes of the Animal Breeding Regulation, and provide that the Department as the Competent Authority is responsible for enforcement of that Regulation in Northern Ireland. They also make provision for certain administrative matters.\nThese Regulations also amend the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 to make provision in respect of border checks in certain circumstances envisaged by the Animal Breeding Regulations.\nThese Regulations also make revocations consequential on the coming into force of the Animal Breeding Regulations.",
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  "version": "current",
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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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