{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-control-and-local-government-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-71",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-control-and-local-government-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-71.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1978/1049",
  "legislation_title": "Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-control-and-local-government-northern-ireland-order-1978",
  "path": "article/71",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "71",
  "heading": "Reduction of numbers of pigeons and other birds in built-up areas",
  "text": "(1) A district council may take any steps for the purpose of abating or mitigating any nuisance, annoyance or damage caused by the congregation in any built-up area of feral pigeons or of starlings or house sparrows.\n(2) Nothing in this Article shall authorise a district council to do anything in contravention of the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1985 NI 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1049/article/71",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:53:02.753419+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."
}