{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-act-2006/section-29",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-act-2006/section-29.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/45",
  "legislation_title": "Animal Welfare Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-act-2006",
  "path": "section/29",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "29",
  "heading": "Inspection relating to assimilated law",
  "text": "(1) An inspector may carry out an inspection in order to check compliance with regulations under section 12 which are assimilated law.\n(2) An inspector may enter any premises in order to carry out an inspection under subsection (1).\n(3) Subsection (2) does not authorise entry to any part of premises which is used as a private dwelling.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 29(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/454), regs. 1(1), 6(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 29 substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1424), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 60"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 29 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/454), regs. 1(1), 6(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 29 in force at 27.3.2007 for W. by S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 29 in force at 6.4.2007 for E. by S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/section/29",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:44.862642+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."
}