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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/692/article/8</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Tuberculosis (Wales) Order 2011</dc:title><dc:subject>Animal health</dc:subject><dc:subject>Animal movement licences</dc:subject><dc:subject>Animals</dc:subject><dc:subject>Tuberculosis</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">ANIMALS, WALES;ANIMAL HEALTH</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-08-10</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2014-04-06</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>This Order, made under the Animal Health Act 1981, confers powers on the Welsh Ministers in relation to tuberculosis in Wales.</dc:description>
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