{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-exemption-schemes-england-and-wales-order-2015/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-exemption-schemes-england-and-wales-order-2015/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/138",
  "legislation_title": "The Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-exemption-schemes-england-and-wales-order-2015",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991;\n“adult dog” means a dog aged six months or over;\n“the Agency” means the person or body for the time being designated by the Secretary of State to discharge functions under this Order;\n“person” means a natural person and does not include a body of persons corporate or unincorporate , except insofar as the term is used in reference to the owner of a dog of the type known as the XL Bully that is a rehoming organisation to which a certificate of exemption may be issued in respect of the dog by virtue of article 9(2).\n“rehoming organisation” has the meaning given in article 2 of the Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2023.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (31.12.2023) by The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1407), arts. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 2 inserted (31.12.2023) by The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/1407), arts. 1(2)(b), 11(2)(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/138/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:48:54.982473+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."
}