{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-scotland-order-2006/article-21",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2006/44",
  "legislation_title": "The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/foot-and-mouth-disease-scotland-order-2006",
  "path": "article/21",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Notice of intention to slaughter animals",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), before causing the slaughter of animals as described in regulation 8(2) or 9(1) of the Regulations, the Scottish Ministers shall give notice of their intention to cause such slaughter–\n(a) to the occupier of the premises where the animals are kept; or\n(b) where the animals are in transit, to the person in charge of them.\n(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply where the Scottish Ministers intend to cause the slaughter of a stray or feral animal detained by an inspector under article 17(2) or under Schedule 4, paragraph 2(2) or Schedule 6, paragraph 5(2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/44/article/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:21:43.663517+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."
}