Description

This Act is primarily concerned with the enforcement of a requirement for  owners to clear up after their dogs and this Act applies to any land which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment).

A copy of the original 1996 Act can be found here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/20/contents/enacted 

A copy of the 1996 Act with annotations of changes made since it was published can be found here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/20/section/1    

In Scotland this subject is covered by the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 access here : http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/12/contents