{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-amendment-order-2018/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2018/389",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-amendment-order-2018",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife\nMade 19th December 2018\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 21st December 2018\nComing into force in accordance with article 1\nThe Scottish Ministers, make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 50(3) and 85(3) of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 and all other powers enabling them to do so.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1948 c. 45. Section 50 was substituted by section 10 of the Pests Act 1954 (c.68). The functions of the Secretary of State under sections 50 and 85(3) insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/389/introduction",
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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."
}