Section 2 Dangerous dogs may be destroyed.C2C1
Any court of summary jurisdiction may take cognizance of a complaint that a dog is dangerous, and not kept under proper control, and if it appears to the court having cognizance of such complaint that such dog is dangerous, the court may make an order in a summary way directing the dog to be kept by the owner under proper control or destroyed, . . . F1
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words repealed by Dangerous Dogs Act 1989 (c. 30, SIF 4:1), s. 2 (3)(a)(4)
Modifications
- C1
S. 2 explained (E.W.S.) (12.8.1991) by Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (c. 65, SIF 4:1), s. 3(5); S.I. 1991/1742, art. 3
- C2
S. 2 extended by Dogs Act 1906 (c. 32), s. 1(4); amended by Dogs Amendment Act 1938 (c. 21)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (S.) (26.2.2011) by Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 9), Sch. 2 (with s. 16)
- F2
This Act was repealed (N.I.) by S.I. 1983/764 (N.I. 8), Sch. 2