{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedules-5-and-8-order-1998/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/878",
  "legislation_title": "The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981-variation-of-schedules-5-and-8-order-1998",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "WILDLIFE\nMade 20th March 1998\nLaid before Parliament 26th March 1998\nComing into force\nFor the purposes of article 2(2) as respects the entry relating to the Mussel, Freshwater Pearl (Margaritifera margaritifera) 27th March 1998\nFor all other purposes 16th April 1998\nThe Secretary of State—\nhaving received a representation made jointly to him by the Nature Conservancy Councils;\nhaving given 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;\nbeing of the opinion that the animals and plants referred to in articles 2(1) and (2) and 3 of this Order are in danger of extinction in Great Britain or likely to become so endangered unless conservation measures are taken, and that the animal referred to in article 2(3) of this Order is no longer so endangered or likely to become so endangered;\nin exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 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": "The functions of the Nature Conservancy Councils under section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) as amended by paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 9 to the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43) may, by virtue of section 22(3) of the 1981 Act and section 133 of the 1990 Act, be discharged only through the Joint Nature Conservation Committee."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/878/introduction",
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  },
  "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."
}