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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972/section-9",
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  "legislation": "apni/1972/7",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972",
  "path": "section/9",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Powers of entry and inspection.",
  "text": "An authorised officer may, on production of his authority if so required, enter at any reasonable time any premises in respect of which a licence has been applied for or granted or any premises which he has reason to believe are used as a petshop or animal boarding, riding or zoological establishment, and may inspect the premises, and any animals or any thing found therein.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/7/section/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:29:09.607708+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."
}