{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2011/16",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Protected animals",
  "text": "An animal is a “protected animal” for the purposes of this Act if—\n(a) it is of a kind which is commonly domesticated in Northern Ireland,\n(b) it is under the control of man whether on a permanent or temporary basis, or\n(c) it is not living in a wild state.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/16/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:20:48.924782+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."
}