Statutory Instruments
DOGS
Made
29th October 1975
In pursuance of section 8(2) of the Guard Dogs Act 1975, I hereby make the following Order:-
1. This Order may be cited as the Guard Dogs Act 1975 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1975.
2.-(1) The Guard Dogs Act 1975, except the provisions specified in paragraph (2) below, shall come into force on 1st February 1976.
(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are-
(a)section 2 (restriction on keeping guard dogs without a licence);
(b)section 3 (guard dog kennel licences);
(c)section 4 (appeals);
(d)section 5 (offences, penalties and civil liability) so far as its provisions relate to sections 2, 3, 4 and 6; and
(e)section 6 (regulations).
Roy Jenkins
One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
Whitehall
29th October 1975
This Order brings into force on 1st February 1976 the provisions of the Guard Dogs Act 1975, except those provisions which relate to the establishment of a licensing scheme for guard dog kennels.