{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hypnotism-act-1952/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hypnotism-act-1952/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/46",
  "legislation_title": "Hypnotism Act 1952",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hypnotism-act-1952",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Saving for scientific purposes.",
  "text": "Nothing in this Act shall prevent the exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism (otherwise than at or in connection with an entertainment) for scientific or research purposes or for the treatment of mental or physical disease.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 2(4) substituted (E.W.) by Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30, SIF 81:1) , s. 1 , Sch. 2 para. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/46/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:17:26.042525+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."
}