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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-act-1970/section-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-act-1970/section-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1970/30",
  "legislation_title": "Conservation of Seals Act 1970",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-act-1970",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Attempt to commit offence.",
  "text": "(1) Any person who attempts to commit an offence under this Act shall be guilty of an offence.\n(2) Any person who, for the purpose of committing an offence under this Act, has in his possession any poisonous or explosive substance , any explosive article or any firearm or ammunition ... shall be guilty of an offence.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(2) inserted (1.3.2021) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 7(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(2) inserted (1.3.2021) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 7(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 8(2) omitted (1.3.2021) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 7(c) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1970/30/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:51:10.851947+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."
}