{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-order-1991/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-order-1991/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/367",
  "legislation_title": "The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule) Order 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedule-order-1991",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WILDLIFE\nMade 27th February 1991\nLaid before Parliament 6th March 1991\nComing into force 27th March 1991\nThe Secretary of State—\n(1) having received (under section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(“the Act”)) a representation from the Nature Conservancy Council;\n(2) having given (under section 26(4) of the Act) any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;\n(3) being of the opinion that the animals referred to in article 2(1) to (3) of this Order are in danger of extinction in Great Britain or likely to become so endangered unless conservation measures are taken;\nin exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(3)(a) of the Act, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 69."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/367/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:50:44.064707+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."
}