The Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002
S.I. 2002/425 · Made 24 February 2002 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND
Made 24th February 2002
Laid before Parliament 8th March 2002
Coming into force 1st April 2002
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 88(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1, as applied by section 4(2) of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996, and of all other powers enabling her in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1990 c. 43; the Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England: see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and the entries in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) relating to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 (c. 20).
Contents
1Citation, commencement and extent
This Order may be cited as the Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.
This Order extends to England only.
2Amount of fixed penalty
For the purposes of section 4 of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 (fixed penalty notices), for the amount of £25 specified as the amount of the fixed penalty in section 88(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f1 substitute the amount of £50.
3Revocation
Article 3 of the Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalties) Order 1996f1 (amount of fixed penalty) is revoked.
Signature
Michael Meacher
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
24th February 2002
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 4 of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 provides for the payment of a fixed penalty to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence of failing to remove dog faeces under section 3 of that Act. This Order, which applies to England only, increases the fixed penalty from £25 to £50.