{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981/section-19A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981/section-19A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/37",
  "legislation_title": "Zoo Licensing Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/zoo-licensing-act-1981",
  "path": "section/19A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "19A",
  "heading": "Directions",
  "text": "(1) Where a local authority make a direction under this Act, they shall take reasonable steps to secure that the operator of the zoo is notified in writing of it.\n(2) But where the operator of the zoo cannot, after reasonable enquiries have been made, be found, the authority shall take reasonable steps to secure that any person appearing to them to be responsible for the zoo is notified in writing of the direction.\n(3) The operator of a zoo or other person notified in writing of a direction pursuant to subsection (2) shall comply with a direction under this Act made in respect of that zoo.",
  "extent": "E",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 19A inserted (E.) (8.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 25"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 19A amendment by SI 2002/3080 reg. 25 extended to W. (22.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 22 (with reg. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/37/section/19A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:14:02.978211+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."
}