# The Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (Scotland) Order 2024, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order designates the type of dog known as the XL Bully for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”).
Section 1(3) of the 1991 Act enables a day to be appointed after which it will be unlawful to possess a dog which has been designated for the purposes of section 1, unless an exemption applies. The day appointed under section 1(3) was specified in article 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Commencement and Appointed Day) Order 1991 as 30 November 1991. Article 3 of this Order provides that references to this date are to be read as references to 31 July 2024 in respect of dogs of the type designated by this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2024/31/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dangerous-dogs-designated-types-scotland-order-2024/note
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