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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hunting-with-dogs-scotland-act-2023/section-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hunting-with-dogs-scotland-act-2023/section-11.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2023/1",
  "legislation_title": "Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hunting-with-dogs-scotland-act-2023",
  "path": "section/11",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Delegation of functions in relation to licences",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may delegate their functions in relation to licences under sections 4 and 10 to Scottish Natural Heritage.\n(2) Any delegation must be made by written direction.\n(3) A direction may include provision allowing Scottish Natural Heritage to modify or revoke licences that were granted before the direction.\n(4) The Scottish Ministers may modify or revoke a direction.\n(5) If a direction is revoked, any licence granted while the direction was in force continues to have effect unless the revocation provides otherwise.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 31(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 11 in force at 3.10.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/262, reg. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/1/section/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:12:18.508785+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."
}