{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1975/50",
  "legislation_title": "Guard Dogs Act 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/guard-dogs-act-1975",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Interpretation.",
  "text": "In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—\n“agricultural land” has the same meaning as in the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953;\n“guard dog” means a dog which is being used to protect—\n(a) premises; or\n(b) property kept on the premises; or\n(c) a person guarding the premises or such property;\n“guard dog kennels” means a place where a person in the course of business keeps a dog which (notwithstanding that it is used for other purposes) is used as a guard dog elsewhere, other than a dog which is used as a guard dog only at premises belonging to its owner;\n“local authority” means, in relation to England . . ., a district council, a London borough council and the Common Council of the City of London, in relation to Wales, a county council or county borough council,and, in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;\n“premises” means land other than agricultural land and land within the curtilage of a dwelling-house, and buildings, including parts of buildings, other than dwelling-houses;\n“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;\n“regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 7 repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 46, Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 7 inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 46 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 7 substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 101; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1953 c. 28."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/50/section/7",
    "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."
}