# The Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Article 37: Payment of fixed penalty

Extent: N.I.

(1) The fixed penalty payable in pursuance of a notice under Article 36 is payable to the district council whose officer gave the notice.
(2) In any proceedings a certificate which—
(a) purports to be signed on behalf of the clerk of the council, and
(b) states that payment of a fixed penalty was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate,
is evidence of the facts stated.
(3) In this Article “clerk of the council”, in relation to a district council, means the clerk appointed in accordance with section 41 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/764/article/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dogs-northern-ireland-order-1983/article-37
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