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The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Commencement and Appointed Day) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1742 · Made 25 July 1991 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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DOGS

Made 25th July 1991

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 1(3) and 10(4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991f1, I hereby make the following Order:

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Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (E.W.) (3.3.2015) by The Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/138), art. 1(1), Sch.

Footnotes

f1

1991 c. 65.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1I1F1

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(1)

This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Commencement and Appointed Day) Order 1991.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

2I1C1F1

The day appointed for the purposes of section 1(3) of the Act shall be 30th November 1991.

3I1F1

The provisions of the Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 12th August 1991.

Signature

Kenneth Baker

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

25th July 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 12th August 1991 the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 except section 8 thereof (Power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) which came into force on Royal Assent. The Order also makes 30th November 1991 the appointed day for the purposes of section 1of the Act that is the day after which, subject to exceptions, possession or custody of a dog to which section 1 applies is prohibited.