{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-scotland-act-2004-authorised-operations-order-2016/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-scotland-act-2004-authorised-operations-order-2016/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2016/38",
  "legislation_title": "The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (Authorised Operations) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nature-conservation-scotland-act-2004-authorised-operations-order-2016",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Nature Conservation\nMade 21st January 2016\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 25th January 2016\nComing into force 3rd March 2016\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 14(1)(f) and 17(1)(f) of the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2004 asp 6; sections 14(1)(f) and 17(1)(f) were inserted by section 39 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) (“the 2011 Act”)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/38/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:25:39.312151+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."
}