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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-compensation-and-exemption-schemes-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2026/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-compensation-and-exemption-schemes-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2026/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/124",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-compensation-and-exemption-schemes-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Dogs\nMade 25th June 2026\nComing into operation in accordance with Article 1\nThe Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 25A(3), (5) and (6) of the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, makes the following Order.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Formerly the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) see Article 3(4) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)). DARD was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.))."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 1983/764 (N.I. 8) Article 25A was inserted by S.I. 1991/2292 (N.I. 21)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/124/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T03:39:06.821919+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."
}