34.—(1) Where the holder of a dog licence or a block licence is convicted of any offence under [F1Part 2 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011] in relation to a dog the court by which he is convicted in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed may suspend that licence for such period as the court thinks fit.
(2) A suspended licence shall not be in force during the period of suspension.
(3) Where a dog licence or a block licence is suspended, the court may make such order as it thinks fit for the disposal or destruction of any dog or dogs kept by the holder of the licence.
(4) A court which suspends a dog licence or a block licence shall order the holder of the licence to deliver it to the clerk of the court within a period specified in the order; and if he contravenes the order he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
(5) The clerk of the court to whom a dog licence or a block licence is delivered under paragraph (4) shall send the licence to the district council by which the licence was issued.
F1Words in art. 34(1) substituted (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 57(1), 59, Sch. 4 para. 2 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1