{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-northern-ireland-order-1993/article-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-northern-ireland-order-1993/article-54.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1993/3160",
  "legislation_title": "The Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-northern-ireland-order-1993",
  "path": "article/54",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Removal of barbed wire",
  "text": "(1) Where on any land adjoining a road there is a fence made with barbed wire, or having barbed wire in it, and the wire is, in the opinion of the Department, likely to be a danger to persons or animals using the road, the Department may serve on the occupier of the land a notice requiring him to—\n(a) remove the barbed wire; or\n(b) carry out such works as are necessary to prevent the barbed wire from being a danger to persons or animals using the road.\n(2) For the purposes of this Article “barbed wire” means any wire with spikes or jagged projections.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1993/3160/article/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:44:47.915792+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."
}