{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-scotland-order-2007/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2007/61",
  "legislation_title": "The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nANIMAL HEALTH\nMade 8th February 2007\nComing into force 15th February 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 7, 8(1), 11, 15(5), 17(1), 23, 25, 28, 35(1) and 35(3), and 83(2) of the Animal Health Act 1981 , and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1981 c. 22 as amended by the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11) and the Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3293). The functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined by section 86 of that Act) were transferred, so far as within devolved competence to the Scottish Ministers, by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/61/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:15:54.573475+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."
}