LegalizeS.I. No. 59/1987 - Control of Dogs (No. 2) Regulations, 1987
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S.I. No. 59 of 1987.
CONTROL OF DOGS (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1987
The Minister for the Environment in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 25 and 31 of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 (No. 32 of 1986), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1.
These Regulations may be cited as the Control of Dogs (No. 2) Regulations, 1987.
2.
The form set out in the Schedule hereto shall be the prescribed form of notice for the purpose of section 25 (2) of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 .
SCHEDULE
Control of Dogs Act, 1986 —Section 25
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THE DISTRICT COURT IN RELATION TO NUISANCE ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE BARKING OF A DOG
| District Court Area | District No. |
| To............................................................ ....................................... | |
| (Occupier) | |
| of............................................................ ....................................... | |
| the premises in which the dog is kept. | |
| Notice is hereby given, in pursuance of section 25 (2) of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 , that I ............................................................ ................................. of ............................................................ ................. intend to make a complaint to the District Court sitting at .................................................... on the............................day of .................................. 19 at a.m./p.m., being a date within 7 days from the date hereof, in respect of the nuisance which I allege to have been caused by the excessive barking of a dog kept in the above named-premises, situated in the said court area and district. | Notice is hereby given, in pursuance of section 25 (2) of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 , that I ............................................................ ................................. of ............................................................ ................. intend to make a complaint to the District Court sitting at .................................................... on the............................day of .................................. 19 at a.m./p.m., being a date within 7 days from the date hereof, in respect of the nuisance which I allege to have been caused by the excessive barking of a dog kept in the above named-premises, situated in the said court area and district. |
Where it appears to the District Court that a nuisance has been created as a result of excessive barking, the Court may
- (a) order you to abate the nuisance by exercising due control over the dog;
- (b) make an order limiting for such period as may be specified in the order the number of dogs to be kept by you on your premises;
- (c) direct that the dog be delivered to a dog warden to be dealt with by him in accordance with the provisions of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986 , as if the dog were an unwanted dog.
| Dated this day of 19 . Signed............................................................ ............. |
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this 28th day of February, 1987.
JOHN BOLAND,
Minister for the Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
These regulations prescribe the form of notice to be served on the occupier of the premises in which a dog is kept where a person intends to make a complaint to the District Court in relation to a nuisance alleged to have been caused by the excessive barking of that dog.
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