{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-order-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-order-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2202",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-order-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 19th August 1996\nComing into force 26th August 1996\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 50(3) and 85(3) of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act 1948 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2202/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."
}