{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/50",
  "legislation_title": "Guard Dogs Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Offences, penalties and civil liability.",
  "text": "(1) A person who contravenes section 1 or 2 of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.\n(2) The provisions of this Act shall not be construed as—\n(a) conferring a right of action in any civil proceedings (other than proceedings for the recovery of a fine or any prescribed fee) in respect of any contravention of this Act or of any regulations made under this Act or of any of the terms or conditions of a licence granted under section 3 of this Act; or\n(b) derogating from any right of action or other remedy (whether civil or criminal) in proceedings instituted otherwise than by virtue of this Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "“£400” substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/50/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:37:32.103186+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."
}