{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-amendment-wales-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2003/1844",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Amendment (Wales) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-amendment-wales-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS, WALES\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 16th July 2003\nComing into force 18th July 2003\nThe National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 and now vested in it, after consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and with such persons appearing to the National Assembly for Wales to represent appropriate agricultural interests, that appear to the National Assembly to be appropriate makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1954 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/1844/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:10:46.243071+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."
}