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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-penalties-act-1987/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-penalties-act-1987/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1987/35",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Animals (Penalties) Act 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-penalties-act-1987",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Protection of Animals Act 1911 to increase the penalties for offences against animals under section 1(1).\n[15th May 1987]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 4 (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(m); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(m)"
    }
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  },
  "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."
}