The Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983

[F1 Grounds for imposition of control conditions N.I.

30A— (1) This Article applies where an officer has reasonable cause to believe that an offence has been committed in respect of a dog under—

(a) Article 22(1) (dog straying);

(b) Article 25(3) (control of dogs on certain roads or lands);

(c) Article 28(1) or (2) (dog attacking livestock or certain other animals); or

(d) Article 29(1) or (2) (dog attacking person).

(2) The officer may serve on the keeper of the dog a notice in writing imposing one or more of the conditions specified in Article 30B (“control conditions”) on any dog licence held by that person in respect of that dog.

(3) It is immaterial for the purposes of paragraph (2) whether the dog licence was in force at the time the offence mentioned in paragraph (1) was committed.

(4) A notice under this Article must inform the keeper of the dog—

(a) of the grounds on which the notice is being served;

(b) of the right to appeal under Article 30C and the time within which such an appeal must be brought;

(c) of the right to apply under Article 30D for a review of the conditions imposed by the notice and the effect of paragraph (2) of that Article;

(d) of the effect of Articles 30E and 30F.

(5) The service of a notice under this Article in respect of any offence mentioned in paragraph (1) does not affect—

(a) the liability of any person to be convicted of that offence; or

(b) any power of an officer to give a notice under Article 36 in respect of that offence.

(6) A notice under this Article takes effect on the date of service of the notice.

(7) Subject to Articles 30C and 30D, at any time after a notice served on the keeper of a dog takes effect, any dog licence held by the keeper in respect of the dog has effect subject to the control conditions specified in the notice.

(8) In its application to the service of notices under this Article, section 24 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 has effect with the omission of the word “registering” in subsection (1).]

F1 Arts. 30A-30F and preceding cross-heading inserted (3.10.2011) by Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 9), ss. 8, 18(1); S.R. 2011/332, art. 2, Sch.