{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-fouling-of-land-regulations-1996/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-fouling-of-land-regulations-1996/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2762",
  "legislation_title": "The Dogs (Fouling of Land) Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-fouling-of-land-regulations-1996",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION\nMade 30th October 1996\nLaid before Parliament 8th November 1996\nComing into force 1st December 1996\nThe Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(3) and (4) of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996, hereby make the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 c. 20."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2762/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}