{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984/schedule-6/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/60",
  "legislation_title": "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 the following section shall be inserted after section 2—\n“ Power of justice of the peace to authorise entry and search.\n2A 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 this Act 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,\nhe may issue a warrant authorising a constable to enter and search the premises in order to identify the dog.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/60/schedule/6/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:58.179601+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."
}