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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-amendment-act-2025/section-5",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2025/32",
  "legislation_title": "Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-amendment-act-2025",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Extent, commencement, transitional provision and short title",
  "text": "(1) This Act extends to England and Wales only.\n(2) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.\n(3) The fact that any worrying or attacking of livestock took place (or is alleged to have taken place) before this Act comes into force does not in itself affect the availability, in connection with that worrying or attacking, of the powers conferred by virtue of sections 2, 3 and 4.\n(4) This Act may be cited as the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 in force at 18.3.2026, see s. 5(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/32/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:45:38.219088+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."
}