{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-scab-order-1997/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-scab-order-1997/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1997/968",
  "legislation_title": "The Sheep Scab Order 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-scab-order-1997",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Powers of local authority where sheep with sheep scab are not treated",
  "text": "Where a local authority is satisfied that—\n(a) a notice has been served under article 7(2) above; and\n(b) that notice has not been complied with;\nit may cause any sheep specified in the notice to be treated for sheep scab at the expense of the person on whom the notice was served.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Order revoked (S.) (17.12.2010) by The Sheep Scab (Scotland) Order 2010 (S.S.I. 2010/419), arts. 1(b), 20 (with arts. 1(d), 21)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 8 in force at 1.7.1997, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/968/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:10:52.399427+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."
}