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The Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (England and Wales) Order 2023

S.I. 2023/1164 · Made 31 October 2023 · Extends to England and Wales

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Dogs, England And Wales

Made at 10.29 a.m. on 31st October 2023

Laid before Parliament at 3.00 p.m. on 31st October 2023

Coming into force 31st December 2023

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(c) and (8) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 65.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  2. 2Designation for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
  3. 3Appointed day for the purposes of section 1(3) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and extentI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (England and Wales) Order 2023.

(2)

This Order comes into force on 31st December 2023.

(3)

This Order extends to England and Wales.

2Designation for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991I1

The type of dog known as the XL Bully is designated for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, being a type appearing to the Secretary of State to be bred for fighting or to have the characteristics of a type bred for that purpose.

3Appointed day for the purposes of section 1(3) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991F1I1

The appointed day for the purposes of section 1(3) and (4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in respect of dogs of the type designated by article 2 is 31st January 2024.

Signature

Therese Coffey

Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

At 10.29 a.m. on 31st October 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates the type of dog known as the XL Bully for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (c. 65).

The Order also provides for the substitution of the day appointed under section 1(3) of that Act in respect of dogs of the type designated by this Order. The day appointed under section 1(3) is specified in article 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Commencement and Appointed Day) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/1742) (C. 48) as 30th November 1991. Article 3 of this Order provides that the reference to this date is to be read as a reference to 31st January 2024 in respect of dogs of the type designated by this Order.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.