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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/section-36U",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/section-36U.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/22",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Health Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981",
  "path": "section/36U",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "36U",
  "heading": "Powers of entry",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may enter any premises in Scotland for the purpose of—\n(a) ascertaining whether a function of the Scottish Ministers or inspectors under this Part should be exercised; or\n(b) doing anything in pursuance of or in connection with the exercise of that function.\n(2) An inspector acting under subsection (1) must, if required, produce evidence of the inspector's authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 2B inserted (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), ss. 11, 55(1) (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/36U",
    "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."
}