{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-england-order-2008/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-england-order-2008/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/2356",
  "legislation_title": "The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 4) (England) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-4-england-order-2008",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife, England\nMade 1st September 2008\nLaid before Parliament 5th September 2008\nComing into force 1st October 2008\nFor the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 the Secretary of State considers that no local authority is affected by this Order.\nThe Secretary of State has—\n(a) in accordance with that provision, given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;\n(b) in accordance with section 26(4)(b) of that Act, consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body which the Secretary of State considers is best able to advise as to whether this Order should be made.\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Secretary of State makes the following Order:",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 69."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "See the definition of “advisory body” in sections 23(3) and 27(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee was established under section 128(4) of the Environment Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) and continues in existence (albeit reconstituted) under section 31 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c.16)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 22(1) was amended by sections 47(1) and (5) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2356/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:24:53.017889+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."
}