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  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/3",
  "legislation_title": "Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-mammals-protection-act-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to make provision for the protection of wild mammals from certain cruel acts; and for connected purposes.\n[29th February 1996]\nBe it enacted by the Queens’ most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Act wholly in force at 29.04.1996 see s. 7(2)."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/3/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."
}