# The Dog Fouling (Fixed Penalty) (England) Order 2002, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/425/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dog-fouling-fixed-penalty-england-order-2002/note
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