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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988/section-37",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988/section-37.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/9",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-1988",
  "path": "section/37",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "37",
  "heading": "Dog registration scheme.",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the establishment and administration of a dog registration scheme by local authorities, or such other organisations as he may, after consulting with them, designate.\n(2) Regulations made under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/9/section/37",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:48:52.191471+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."
}