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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-amendment-act-1954/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/40",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-amendment-act-1954",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to extend the powers of the courts to disqualify for having custody of animals persons convicted of cruelty to them and to increase the maximum fine for offences of cruelty to animals; and for purposes connected therewith.\n[5th July 1954]",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (S.) (6.10.2006) by Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11), s. 55(1), Sch. 2 para. 9(f) (with s. 54); S.S.I. 2006/482, art. 2 (with art. 4(1))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/40/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:16:02.767601+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."
}