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  "legislation": "asp/2021/18",
  "legislation_title": "Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-amendment-scotland-act-2021",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions come into force on the day after Royal Assent—\n(a) this section, and\n(b) section 8.\n(2) The other provisions of this Act come into force at the end of the period of six months beginning with the date of Royal Assent.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/18/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:28.149718+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."
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