The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024

Application for compensation by a rehoming organisationN.I.

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4.—(1) A rehoming organisation who has arranged for the dog to be euthanised by a veterinary surgeon before the appointed day may apply to the Department for the payment of £100 in respect of the cost of euthanising the dog.

(2) An application under paragraph (1) must—

(a)contain such particulars, be in such form and be accompanied by such evidence as the Department may reasonably require for the purposes of satisfying itself that—

(i)the dog is one to which Article 25A of the Order applies;

(ii)the applicant is a rehoming organisation; and

(iii)the dog has been destroyed.

(b)be made on or before 28th February 2025.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 4 in operation at 9.8.2024, see art. 1