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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 39
Dogs
The Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (Prescribed Form of Notice) Order 2011
Made
24th January 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
26th January 2011
Coming into force
26th February 2011
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(11) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (Prescribed Form of Notice) Order 2011 and comes into force on 26th February 2011.
Form of notice
2. A dog control notice, within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule to this Order or a form substantially to the same effect.
KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
24th January 2011
Article 2
SCHEDULE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order prescribes the form for a dog control notice which can be served under section 1(1) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010. A notice in the prescribed form may be served by an authorised officer appointed by a local authority where a dog has been out of control. The notice sets out the reasons why an authorised officer considers the dog was out of control and specifies what steps the recipient of the notice must take to bring and keep the dog under control.