2011 No. 39
Dogs

The Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (Prescribed Form of Notice) Order 2011

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(11) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 20101 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 (Prescribed Form of Notice) Order 2011 and comes into force on 26th February 2011.

Form of notice2.

A dog control notice, within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule to this Order or a form substantially to the same effect.

KENNY MACASKILL
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order prescribes the form for a dog control notice which can be served under section 1(1) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010. A notice in the prescribed form may be served by an authorised officer appointed by a local authority where a dog has been out of control. The notice sets out the reasons why an authorised officer considers the dog was out of control and specifies what steps the recipient of the notice must take to bring and keep the dog under control.