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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-poultry-act-1967/section-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1967/24",
  "legislation_title": "Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/slaughter-of-poultry-act-1967",
  "path": "section/8",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“contravention” includes failure to comply\n“local authority” means, as respects England and Wales, the council of . . . , a London borough or district or the Common Council of the City of London , as respects Wales, the council of a county or county borough and, as respects Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;\n“the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales acting jointly.\n. . .\n(2) This Act applies to turkeys kept in captivity and domestic fowls, guinea fowls, ducks, geese and quails to kept; and reference in this Act to birds to which this Act applies shall be construed in accordance with this subsection and any order under section 7 above.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Definition inserted by Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40, SIF 2:8), Sch. 1 para. 1(6)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 8 repealed (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by virtue of 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16, para. 31, Sch. 18; S. I. 1996/396, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), Sch. 30"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word substituted by virtue of Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70, SIF 81:1), s. 179(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words inserted in s. 8 (E.W.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16, para. 31,; S. I. 1996/396, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 8 substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13, para. 70; S. I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words substituted by S.I. 1978/272, Sch. 5 para. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words inserted by Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40, SIF 2:8), Sch. 1 para. 1(6)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "S. 8(1): the definition of \"the standard scale\" repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. XIV Group 2."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/24/section/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:55:47.258166+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."
}