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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-variation-order-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-variation-order-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/167",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Variation Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-scotland-variation-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 27th January 1993\nComing into force 1st March 1993\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 amended by section 10 of the Pests Act 1954 (c. 68)."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/167/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."
}