Citation, commencement and revocation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2002.

(2) The Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985(1), the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985(2) and the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(3) are hereby revoked.

Amendment of the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983

2.  For Schedule 8 to the Dogs (Licensing and Identification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983(4) there shall be substituted the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 26th October 2001.

L.S.

R. S. Johnston

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development