Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Licensing of dangerous dogs

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3.—(1) Article 6 of the Dogs Order (issue of dog licences) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (9) (inserted by section 2) insert—

(10) A district council shall not—

(a)issue a dog licence in respect of a dog to which Article 25A applies, or

(b)issue a transfer certificate in respect of such a dog,

unless the dog is exempted from the prohibition in Article 25A(3)..