UK Act of Parliament 2011 Northern Ireland

Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

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Enforced by
UREGNI
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 2 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.006 Setting on or urging dog to attack (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Set dog on livestock or another person's animalAny Person

Fine up to £2,500

s.007 Attacks on persons (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Set dog on a person or allow dog to attackAny Person

Unlimited fine

17 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Exemptions (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Microchipping (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Licensing of dangerous dogs (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Fees (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Contingent destruction orders where no prosecution (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Control conditions on dog licences (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Contingent destruction orders on conviction (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Entry onto land to prevent or end attack by dog on another dog (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Fixed penalty offences (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Payment of fixed penalty to council (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Use of fixed penalty receipts of council (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Amount of fixed penalty (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Assembly control of orders made by Department (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Short title (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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7 other schedules
s.sch001 In Article 15(2) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “...
s.sch001 In Article 22(3)(b) for “appears to an officer to be”...
s.sch001 In Articles 25C(2)(a) and 33A(1) for “29(1A)” substitute “ 29...
s.sch001 In Article 47 after paragraph (d) insert or
s.sch001 Omit Article 55 (which is spent).
s.sch001 In section 2(2) for “sub-paragraph (a) of Article 25C(3)” substitute...
s.sch001 Omit sections 3 and 4 (which are spent).

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