{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-9-england-order-2021/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-9-england-order-2021/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2021/236",
  "legislation_title": "The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-9-england-order-2021",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Wildlife, England\nMade 3rd March 2021\nLaid before Parliament 4th March 2021\nComing into force 4th May 2021\nThe Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(5) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (“the Act”).\nIn accordance with the requirements of section 26(4) of the Act, the Secretary of State—\n(a) has given any local authority affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order; and\n(b) has consulted with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, being the advisory body considered to be best able to advise the Secretary of State as to whether this Order should be made.\nFor the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of the Act, the Secretary of State considers that no other persons are affected by this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 69. There is an amendment to section 22(5)(a) not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/236/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:16:39.331568+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."
}