{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-order-2011/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2011/393",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Order 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-order-2011",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife\nMade 8th November 2011\nLaid before the Scottish Parliament 10th November 2011\nComing into force 24th November 2011\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": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1948 c.45 (11 and 12 Geo. 6). Section 50 was substituted by section 10 of the Pests Act 1954 (c.68) (2 and 3 Eliz.2). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46)."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/393/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."
}