{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/section-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/section-33.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/22",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Health Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981",
  "path": "section/33",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Additional staff and expenses.",
  "text": "(1) The Minister may, for the purposes of his powers under this Act relating to the slaughter by him of animals, birds or amphibians, employ such additional inspectors, valuers and other persons, and at such remuneration, and may incur such expenses, as, subject to the approval of the Treasury, he thinks necessary.\n(2) In this section, “animals” means any kind of mammal (except man).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 33(1): s. 33 renumbered as s. 33(1) (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), s. 55(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(3)(a) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 33(1) inserted (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), s. 55(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(3)(b) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1981/1670, arts. 2(1)(a)(2), 3(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 33(2) inserted (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), s. 55(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(3)(c) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/section/33",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:14.497777+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."
}