LegalizeThe Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011
Made: 19th July 2011
Coming into operation: 3rd October 2011
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PART I — GENERAL
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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PART II — LICENSING
Period of validity of a dog licence
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Forms
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Register of dog licences and block licences
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PART III — IDENTIFICATION
Identification of the keeper
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Licence identification
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 — Application for a Dog Licence
SCHEDULE 2 — Dog Licence
SCHEDULE 3 — Transfer Certificate
SCHEDULE 4 — Application for a refund of dog licence fee
SCHEDULE 5 — Application for a Block Licence
SCHEDULE 6 — Block Licence
SCHEDULE 7 — Particulars to be contained in a register of dog licences and block licences kept by district councils:
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SCHEDULE 8 — LICENCE IDENTIFICATION
| Period during which licence is issued | Shape | Dimensions | Colour |
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| From 1st January 2011 up to and including 31st December 2011 | 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 2cms. | Orange |
| From 1st January 2012 up to and including 31st December 2012 | 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 2cms. | Green |
| From 1st January 2013 up to and including 31st December 2013 | 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 2cms. | Yellow |
| From 1st January 2014 up to and including 31st December 2014 | 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 2cms. | Blue |
Signed
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 19th July 2011.
C. McMaster — A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(4)
[^f00002]: S.I. 1983/764 (N.I. 8), as amended by S.I. 1991/2292 (N.I. 21), 2001 c.1 (N.I.) and 2011 c.9 (N.I.)
[^f00003]: S.R. 1983 No. 378 as amended by S.R. 2009 No. 396
Editorial notes
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