{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-amendment-order-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2020/417",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-amendment-order-2020",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife\nMade 3rd December 2020\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 7th December 2020\nComing into force 10th February 2021\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)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/417/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."
}