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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-microchipping-of-dogs-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-11",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2016/9780111030233",
  "legislation_title": "The Microchipping of Dogs (Scotland) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-microchipping-of-dogs-scotland-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Authorised person",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following persons are “authorised persons” for the purposes of these Regulations—\n(a) any person authorised in writing by the Scottish Ministers;\n(b) any person authorised in writing by a local authority in respect of its area; and\n(c) a constable.\n(2) A person authorised under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is only authorised for the purposes of these Regulations to the extent of the purposes mentioned in the authorisation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030233/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:34:39.456335+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."
}