{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-processed-animal-protein-order-1981/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-processed-animal-protein-order-1981/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1981/677",
  "legislation_title": "The Importation of Processed Animal Protein Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/importation-of-processed-animal-protein-order-1981",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nMade 29th April 1981\nLaid before Parliament 11th May 1981\nComing into Operation 29th April 1982\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1, 24 and 45 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1950, and by section 1 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1972 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby order as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (E.) (1.7.2015) by The Animals, Water and Sea Fisheries (Miscellaneous Revocations) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/751), arts. 1(1), 2(c); and revoked (S.) (1.1.2024) by The Importation of Animals and Related Products (Miscellaneous Amendment and Revocation) (Scotland) Order 2023 (S.S.I. 2023/391), arts. 1(1), 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Order excluded (E.) (24.11.2006) by The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006 (revoked) 2006 (S.I. 2006/2841), regs. 1(2), 70(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Order excluded (S.) (1.2.2007) by The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (revoked) 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/1), regs. 1(1), 70(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Order excluded (W.) (14.2.2007) by The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/376), regs. 1(2), 70(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "sections 1 and 45 were applied by S.I 1975/1030 and section 24 was amended by section 1 of the Diseases of Animals Act 1975 (c. 40)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By the Transfer of Functions (Animal Health) Order 1955 (S.I. 1955/1958) and the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/677/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:39:30.603581+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."
}