{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-mammals-protection-act-1996/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-mammals-protection-act-1996/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/3",
  "legislation_title": "Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wild-mammals-protection-act-1996",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act “wild mammal” means any mammal which is not a “protected animal” within the meaning of the Animal Welfare Act 2006.\nIn this Act “wild mammal” means any mammal which is not a protected animal within the meaning of section 17 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 11).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 3 substituted (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 3 para. 13 (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(l); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 3 substituted (S.) (3.11.2006) by virtue of The Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2006 (S.S.I. 2006/536), art. 1, Sch. para. 12"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/3/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:32:29.827807+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."
}