# Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980, Section 1: Power of local authorities to provide public slaughterhouses.

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Subject to section 3 of this Act, a local authority may provide and, if they think fit, operate a slaughterhouse and may dispose of any slaughterhouse belonging to them by ... sale, lease or excambion; and any slaughterhouse so disposed of shall be deemed to be disposed of under Part VI of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/13/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-animals-scotland-act-1980/section-1
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