The Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983

Appeal against refusal of, or cancellation of, registration in respect of guard dog kennels N.I.

11.—(1) Not less than 14 days before refusing an application for registration, or cancelling any registration, in respect of guard dog kennels under Article 10(5), the district council shall serve notice of its intention to refuse the application on the applicant or, as the case may be, notice of its intention to cancel the registration on the person registered.

(2) Every such notice shall state the grounds on which the district council intends to refuse the application or cancel the registration and shall contain an intimation that if, within 14 days after the service of the notice, the applicant or, as the case may be, the person registered informs the council in writing of his desire to show cause, in person or by a representative, why the application should not be refused or the registration not cancelled, the council shall, before refusing the application or cancelling the registration, afford him an opportunity to do so.

(3) If the district council, after giving the applicant or, as the case may be, the person registered an opportunity of being heard by it, decides to refuse the application for registration, or to cancel the registration, it shall serve notice of the decision on the applicant or, as the case may be, the person registered, and such notice shall inform him of his right to appeal under paragraph (4) and of the time within which the appeal may be brought.

(4) A person aggrieved by a decision refusing or cancelling any registration may, by notice under Part VII of the [S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26)] Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, appeal to a court of summary jurisdiction and the cancellation under Article 10(5) shall not take effect until the expiration of the time within which an appeal may be brought under this paragraph or, where such an appeal is brought, before the determination of the appeal.

(5) The decision of a court of summary jurisdiction on an appeal brought under paragraph (4) shall be final, and the district council shall give effect to that decision.