The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Commencement and Appointed Day) Order 1991

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 1(3) and 10(4) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991[^f00001], I hereby make the following Order:

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (Commencement and Appointed Day) Order 1991.

• (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

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The day appointed for the purposes of section 1(3) of the Act shall be 30th November 1991.

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The provisions of the Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 12th August 1991.

Signed

Kenneth Baker — One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State — 25th July 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 12th August 1991 the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 except section 8 thereof (Power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland) which came into force on Royal Assent. The Order also makes 30th November 1991 the appointed day for the purposes of section 1of the Act that is the day after which, subject to exceptions, possession or custody of a dog to which section 1 applies is prohibited.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1991 c. 65.

Editorial notes

[^key-001c8ed20efa1a749d38d3b485f33abd]: Art. 2 in force at made date

[^key-2aa1929fc4a67c31080f6b7a5c535684]: Art. 3 in force at made date

[^key-2b32bec7af44e0340a26271d6657c61b]: Art. 1 in force at made date

[^key-4acfaec55a3b488551e7c2f96343d812]: Order revoked (E.W.) (3.3.2015) by The Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/138), art. 1(1), Sch.

[^key-5147718ddb9e638a419b0082093ff671]: Art. 2: appointed day modified (S.) (23.2.2024) to refer to 31.7.2024 in respect of the designated type of dog known as XL Bully by virtue of the Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (Scotland) Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/31), arts. 1(1), 3