WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 27 Power of the court to order destruction of an animal.

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WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 27

Power of the court to order destruction of an animal.

27.(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence of cruelty within the meaning
of this Part, the court in addition to any other punishment may, in the case
of a first offence, and shall in the case of a second or subsequent offence,
order that person to be disqualified for such a period as it thinks fit for
having custody of any animal or any animal of a kind specified in the order.

(2) Where the court has made an order under subsection (1) it may suspend the
operation of the order

(a)for such period as it thinks necessary for enabling arrangements to be made
for the custody of any animal to which the disqualification relates; or

(b)pending an appeal.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), any person disqualified by virtue of an order
under this section may at any time after the expiration of twelve months from
the date of the order apply to the court by which the order was made to remove
the disqualification, and on any such application the court may, having regard
to the character of the applicant, his conduct subsequent to the order, the
nature of the offence of which he was convicted and any other circumstances of
the case either

(a)direct that, as from such date as may be specified in the direction, the
disqualification be removed or the order be varied so as to apply only to
animals of a kind specified in the direction; or

(b)refuse the application.

(4) Where the court directs the variation of an order or refuses the
application, a further application may not be made until the expiration of
twelve months from the date of the direction or, as the case may be, the
refusal.

(5) Any person who has custody of an animal in contravention of an order made
under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to
a fine not exceeding #50 or to both.

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WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1972 - SECT 27