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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-scotland-act-1912/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5/2-3/14",
  "legislation_title": "Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-of-animals-scotland-act-1912",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to consolidate and amend enactments relating to Animals and Knackers; and to make further provision with respect thereto.\n[13th December 1912]",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act extended by Protection of Animals (Cruelty to Dogs) (Scotland) Act 1934 (c. 25), s. 1, Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 (c. 40), s. 1(1) and Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 (c. 43), s. 1; saved by Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (c. 34), s. 8(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Words of enactment omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1948 (c. 62), s. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 1.1.1913 by s. 16(1) (now repealed)"
    }
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:10:36.749465+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."
}