Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Contingent destruction orders on conviction

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9.—(1) Article 33 of the Dogs Order (power of court to order destruction of dogs) is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (1A) insert—

(1B) If—

(a)the dog is one to which Article 25A applies,

(b)the court does not order the destruction of the dog under paragraph (1A), and

(c)the dog is subject to the prohibition in Article 25A(3),

the court shall order that, unless the dog is exempted from the prohibition in Article 25A(3) within the period of two months beginning with the date of the order, the dog shall be destroyed..