{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-act-1953/section-2A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-act-1953/section-2A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/28",
  "legislation_title": "Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-protection-of-livestock-act-1953",
  "path": "section/2A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2A",
  "heading": "Power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search",
  "text": "(1) Subsection (2) applies if, on an application made by a constable, a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing—\n(a) that an offence under section 1 has been committed, and\n(b) that the dog in respect of which the offence has been committed is on premises specified in the application.\n(2) The justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises in order to—\n(a) identify the dog,\n(b) seize and detain the dog under section 2, or\n(c) take a sample or impression from the dog under section 2ZA.\n(3) Subsection (4) applies if, on an application made by a constable, a justice of the peace is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing—\n(a) that an offence under section 1 has been committed, and\n(b) that anything that may be evidence of that offence could be on premises specified in the application.\n(4) The justice of the peace may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises in order to seize any evidence of that offence that may be found.\n(5) A warrant under this section may authorise the constable executing it to use reasonable force if necessary.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 2A substituted (E.W.) (18.3.2026) by Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 (c. 32), ss. 4, 5(2) (with s. 5(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only. A separate version has been created for Scotland only."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/28/section/2A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:16:45.597629+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."
}