Disqualification from owning or keeping dog: further provision
11Disqualification from owning or keeping dog: further provision
1
A person who fails to comply with an order under section 5(2)(a) or 9(5) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
2
Subsection (3) applies where a person has been disqualified by virtue of—
a
section 5(2)(a), or
b
section 9(5),
from owning or keeping a dog and at least one year has elapsed since the disqualification was imposed.
3
The person may, in such manner as may be prescribed by rules of court, apply to the court which imposed the disqualification for the disqualification to be discharged.
4
If, on such an application by a person disqualified by virtue of section 5(2)(a), the court which imposed the disqualification declines to discharge it, the disqualified person may appeal to the F1Sheriff Appeal Court.
5
If, on such an application by a person disqualified by virtue of section 9(5), the court which imposed the disqualification declines to discharge it, the disqualified person may appeal to the sheriff principal.
6
The decision of the sheriff principal on an appeal under subsection (5) is final.