{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beavers-england-order-2022/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beavers-england-order-2022/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2022/858",
  "legislation_title": "The Beavers (England) Order 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/beavers-england-order-2022",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife, England\nMade 21st July 2022\nLaid before Parliament 22nd July 2022\nComing into force 1st October 2022\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 143(1) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”) and section 22(5)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”).\nFor the purposes of regulation 143(1) of the 2017 Regulations, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the natural range of the species added to Schedule 2 of those Regulations by this Order includes an area in Great Britain.\nFor the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of the Act the Secretary of State considers that no local authority is affected by this Order.\nThe Secretary of State has, in accordance with section 26(4)(a) of the Act, given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order. The Secretary of State has also, in accordance with section 26(4)(b) of the Act, consulted with Natural England, being the advisory body which the Secretary of State considers is best able to advise as to whether this Order should be made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2017/1012, amended by S.I. 2019/579;there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. See the definition of “the appropriate authority” in regulation 3(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 69; section 22(5)(a) was amended by the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c. 7), section 25(5). Parts 1A and 1B of Schedule 9 were inserted by the Infrastructure Act 2015, section 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "See the definition of “advisory body” in section 23(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/858/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:56:54.914872+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."
}