4.—(1) The person to whom a dog licence is issued shall be the keeper of the dog.
(2) The following persons shall be disqualified for obtaining or holding a dog licence—
(a)a person disqualified for keeping a dog under[F1 Article 33A or][F2section 33 of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011];
(b)a person under the age of 16.
(3) A dog licence purporting to be held by a person disqualified by paragraph (2) for holding a licence shall be void.
F2Words in art. 4(2)(a) substituted (11.7.2011) by Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 16), ss. 57(1), 59, Sch. 4 para. 1 (with ss. 1(2), 52(1), 53, 54); S.R. 2011/245, art. 2, Sch. 1