{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dog-fouling-fixed-penalty-england-order-2002/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dog-fouling-fixed-penalty-england-order-2002/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/425",
  "legislation_title": "The Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dog-fouling-fixed-penalty-england-order-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND\nMade 24th February 2002\nLaid before Parliament 8th March 2002\nComing into force 1st April 2002\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 88(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, 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:",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/425/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:14:28.013324+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."
}