{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1993/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1993/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/189",
  "legislation_title": "The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spring-traps-approval-variation-order-1993",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ANIMALS\nPREVENTION OF CRUELTY\nMade 2nd February 1993\nComing into force 1st March 1993\nThe Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in relation to England, and the Secretary of State, in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(3) and (7) of the Pests Act 1954 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1954 c. 68. The functions of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food under the Act were, in relation to Wales, transferred to the Secretary of State by S.I. 1978/272, article 2(1)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/189/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:06:01.043880+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."
}