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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-scotland-amendment-order-2003/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2003/476",
  "legislation_title": "The Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-anaesthetics-scotland-amendment-order-2003",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nMade 1st October 2003\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd October 2003\nComing into force 3rd October 2003\nThe Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consulting the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and such other persons representing agricultural interests as appeared to them to be appropriate, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1954 c. 46 as amended by the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1964 (1964 c. 39), section 1(3). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales 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), and insofar as they were exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/476/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:34:41.493120+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."
}