{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/section-62A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981/section-62A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/22",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Health Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-health-act-1981",
  "path": "section/62A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "62A",
  "heading": "Slaughter: power of entry",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may at any time enter any premises for the purpose of—\n(a) ascertaining whether a power conferred by or under this Act to cause an animal to be slaughtered should be exercised, or\n(b) doing anything in pursuance of the exercise of that power.\n(2) In this section and sections 62B and 62C premises includes any land, building or other place.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 62A-62C inserted (E.W.) (14.1.2003) by 2002 c. 42, s. 8(1); S.I. 2002/3044, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 62A modified (E.) (23.2.2006) by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/183), regs. 1(2), 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 62A applied (with modifications) (W.) (6.7.2006) by The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1761), regs. 1(2), 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 62A applied (E.) (13.11.2006) by The Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2701), regs. 1(2), 10(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 62A applied (W.) (13.11.2006) by Avian Influenza (Preventive Measures) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2803), regs. 1(1), 10(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 62A applied (W.) (14.11.2006) by The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2932), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 62A applied (E.) (14.11.2006) by The Avian Influenza (Vaccination) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2703), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/22/section/62A",
    "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."
}