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					<dc:description>This Order brings into operation on 28th July 2011 the provisions of the Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 listed in the Schedule to this Order.</dc:description>
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<Number>2011 No. 281 (C. 19)</Number>
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<Title>Animals</Title>
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<Title>The Dogs (Amendment) (2011 Act) (Commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011</Title>
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<Text>The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 18 of the Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/>.</Text></Para>
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<P2para><Text>This Order may be cited as the Dogs (Amendment) (2011 Act) (Commencement No.1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011.</Text>
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<Text>In this Order “<Abbreviation Expansion="Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 c. 9 (N.I.)">the Act</Abbreviation>” means the Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.</Text>
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<Text>The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule is 28<Superior>th</Superior> July 2011.</Text>
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<tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 1</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom">Exemptions</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 3</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom">Licensing of dangerous dogs</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 5</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Contingent destruction orders where no prosecution</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 6</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Setting on or urging dog to attack</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 7</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Attacks on persons</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 9</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Contingent destruction orders on conviction</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 10</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Entry onto land to prevent or end attack by dog on another dog</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 15</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom">Assembly control of orders made by Department</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 16</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom">Interpretation</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Section 17</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom">Minor and consequential amendments and repeals</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1">Schedule 1</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom">Minor and consequential amendments</td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-bottom-style="solid" fo:border-bottom-width="0.5pt" fo:border-bottom-color="black">Schedule 2</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" valign="bottom" fo:border-bottom-style="solid" fo:border-bottom-width="0.5pt" fo:border-bottom-color="black">Repeals</td></tr></tbody>
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<P><Text>This Order brings into operation on 28th July 2011 the provisions of the Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 listed in the Schedule to this Order.</Text></P>
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<Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nia/2011/9" id="c00001" Class="NorthernIrelandAct" Year="2011" Number="0009">2011 c. 9</Citation></Text></Para>
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