Entry onto land for certain purposesN.I.
42.—(1) For the purpose of—
(a)preventing any dog attacking any person or ending any such attack; or
(b)preventing or ending the worrying of livestock;[F1 or
(c)preventing a dog attacking any other animal owned by a person other than the owner of the dog or ending any such attack;]
an officer may, on production, if required, of his credentials, enter any land.
(2) A power of entry under paragraph (1) shall not be exercisable in respect of a dwelling-house or its curtilage.
(3) The district council on whose behalf the officer was acting shall make good or pay compensation for any damage cause by the officer in entering the land; and any question of disputed compensation shall be referred to and determined by the Lands Tribunal.
F1Art. 42(1)(c) and preceding word inserted (28.7.2011) by Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 9), ss. 10, 18(1); S.R. 2011/281, art. 2, Sch.