The Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) Order 1991
Made: 25th July 1991
Laid before Parliament: 26th July 1991
Coming into force: 12th August 1991
In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 1(1)(c) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991[^f00001], I hereby make the following Order:
1
This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 12th August 1991.
2
There are hereby designated for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 dogs of the following types, being types appearing to be bred for fighting or to have the characteristics of types bred for that purpose, namely:
- (a) any dog of the type known as the Dogo Argentino; and
- (b) any dog of the type known as the Fila Braziliero.
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 designates two types of dog, Dogo Argentino and Fila Braziliero, for the purposes of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1991 c. 65.
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