{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-scotland-order-2007/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-scotland-order-2007/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2007/126",
  "legislation_title": "The Conservation of Seals (Scotland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-seals-scotland-order-2007",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SEA FISHERIES\nMade 28th February 2007\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 1st March 2007\nComing into force 23rd March 2007\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with the Natural Environment Research Council as required by that section, and considering that it appears to them to be necessary, for the proper conservation of seals, to make an order under that section, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1970 c. 30. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 3(1) were, in so far as exercisable within devolved competence, transferred 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/2007/126/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:15:06.356192+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."
}