Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/462 · Made 21 October 1997

DOGS

Made 21st October 1997

Coming into operation 1st January 1998

The Department of Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 31(1) of the Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983^f1 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1983/764 (N.I. 8)

1Citation, commencement and revocation
2Amendment of the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983
Signature
Schedule Schedule
Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and revocation

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1998.

(2)

The Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993^f1 are hereby revoked.

2Amendment of the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983

For Schedule 8 to the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983^f1 there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on

L.S.

R. S. Johnston

Assistant Secretary

21st October 1997.

“SCHEDULE 8

Licence Identification

Regulation 7(2)

Period during which licence is issued Shape Dimensions Colour

From 1st January 1998 up to and including 31st December 1998 Oval Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms. Blue
From 1st January 1999 up to and including 31st December 1999 Oval Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms. Orange
From 1st January 2000 up to and including 31st December 2000 Oval Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms. Green
From 1st January 2001 up to and including 31st December 2001 Oval Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms. Yellow

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Period during which licence is issued	Shape	Dimensions	Colour
From 1st January 1998 up to and including 31st December 1998	Oval	Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms.	Blue
From 1st January 1999 up to and including 31st December 1999	Oval	Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms.	Orange
From 1st January 2000 up to and including 31st December 2000	Oval	Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms.	Green
From 1st January 2001 up to and including 31st December 2001	Oval	Major axis not more than 3.5 cms and not less than 3 cms. Minor axis not more than 2.5 cms and not less than 2 cms.	Yellow

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983 by setting out, for the period 1st January 1998 up to and including 31st December 2001, the shape, dimensions and colour of licence identification discs issued by district councils.

While the shape and dimensions of the disc remain unchanged throughout the period, its colour varies each year so that it must be blue where a dog licence or block licence is issued in 1998, orange where such a licence is issued in 1999, green where such a licence is issued in 2000 and yellow where such a licence is issued in 2001.

The Regulations also revoke the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993.