{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-act-1954-amendment-order-1982/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-act-1954-amendment-order-1982/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1982/1626",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 (Amendment) Order 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-act-1954-amendment-order-1982",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 16th November 1982\nLaid before Parliament 17th November 1982\nComing into Operation 1st January 1983\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 section 1(3) of the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 and now vested in them, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with the said section 1(3) with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and with such persons appearing to them to represent agricultural interests as appear to them appropriate, hereby make the following order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "section 1(3) was amended by article 11(2) of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to, the Transfer of Functions (Wales) (No. 1) Order 1978 (S.I. 1978/272)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of the order mentioned in footnote (a)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1982/1626/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T18:11:53.315454+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."
}