Article 11 Arrangements between interim and court-ordered exemption schemes

England and Wales

When a dog has been released under the interim exemption scheme in Part 4 and is subsequently made subject to a contingent destruction order by the court under section 4A or 4B of the Act—

(a)

the requirements set out in article 25 (additional requirements) continue to apply until a certificate of exemption is issued in accordance with article 9; and

(b)

if the conditions in article 4(2) are not met within the time limits in article 4(3) the dog may be seized under section 5 of the Act with a view to its destruction in accordance with the contingent destruction order.