The Welfare of Animals (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Appointed Day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into operation of—

(a)Section 6 (docking of dogs’ tails) other than subsections (16) and (17); and

(b)Schedule 1 (dogs specified for the purposes of section 6(7)),

of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is the 1st day of January 2013.