{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-england-order-2023/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-england-order-2023/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2023/517",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-england-order-2023",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Variation of the Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2018",
  "text": "The Schedule to the Spring Traps Approval (England) Order 2018 is varied as follows—\n(a) after the entry for the Aldrich Spring Activated Animal Snare, insert the following entry—\n“\nAurotrap manufactured by or under the authority of AUROCON Automated Rodent Control, Industrivej 35, 9600 Aars, Denmark.\nThe trap may only be used for the purpose of killing rats.\n”;\n(b) after the entry for the Procull Trap, insert the following entry—\n“\nQuill Trap manufactured by or under the authority of Quill Productions, Manor Farm, Pulham, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7EE.\nThe trap may be used only for the purpose of killing stoats, weasels and rats.\nWhere used in a closed-end trap configuration, the trap must be set in an artificial tunnel constructed to the design specified by Quill Productions using materials suitable for the purpose.\nWhere used in a run-through trap configuration, the trap must be set in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions for the run-through configuration in a natural or artificial tunnel which is, in either case, suitable for the purpose.\n”;\n(c) after the entry for the Skinns Superior Squirrel Trap, insert the following entries—\n“\nSmart Catch manufactured by or under the authority of Anticimex Innovation Center A/S, Skovgaardsvej 23E, DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark.\nThe trap may be used only for the purpose of killing rats and mice.\nSmart Catch Mini manufactured by or under the authority of Anticimex Innovation Centre A/S, Skovgaardsvej 23E, DK-3200, Helsinge, Denmark.\nThe trap may be used only for the purpose of killing rats.\nSmart Pipe Long Life 110 (article number 141110), Smart Pipe Long Life 160 (article number 141160), Smart Pipe Long Life 200 (article number 141200), Smart Pipe Long Life 250 (article number 141250), and Smart Pipe Long Life 300 (article number 141300) manufactured by or under the authority of Anticimex Innovation Center A/S, Skovgaardsvej 23E, DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark.\nThe trap may be used only for the purpose of killing rats.\nThe trap must be set within a sewer, drainpipe or similar structure.\n”;\n(d) omit the entry for the WiseTrap 110, WiseTrap 160, WiseTrap 200 and WiseTrap 250.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2018/1190, amended by S.I. 2021/19, 378."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/517/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:45:30.856377+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}