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CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - LONG TITLE

An Act to provide for the muzzling and control of greyhounds in
public places; to restrict the number of greyhounds which may be
exercised or led by any one person in a public place; and for
purposes connected with the matters aforesaid{1}.
[27th June 1950]
Greyhounds not to be in a public place unless controlled and
muzzled.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 1

1.(1) A person shall not exercise or lead or cause or permit to
be exercised, led or at large a greyhound in any street, road,
highway or other public place or in any place to which the public
have or are permitted to have access, other than premises licensed
under section two of the Dog Races (Restriction) Act (Northern
Ireland), 1946, for the holding of dog races or dog trials, unless
such greyhound is both under control and muzzled.

(2) Any person who acts in contravention of any of the foregoing
provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this
Act.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 2
Restriction on number of greyhounds which may be exercised or led
in a public place.

2.(1) A person shall not exercise or lead, or cause or permit to
be exercised or led by any one person, more than two greyhounds in
any street, road, highway or other public place, or in any place
to which the public have or are permitted to have access, other
than premises licensed under section two of the Dog Races
(Restriction) Act (Northern Ireland), 1946, for the holding of dog
races or dog trials.

(2) Any person who acts in contravention of any of the foregoing
provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this
Act.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 3
Penalties.

3. Any person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable,
on summary conviction,

(a)for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding five pounds;

(b)for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding ten
pounds, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding three
months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 4
Liability of owner for injury caused by greyhound.

4.(1) The owner of any greyhound shall be liable in damages for
any injury caused by such greyhound by reason of the contravention
of any of the provisions of section one or section two of this
Act, and it shall not be necessary for the person seeking such
damages to prove that the greyhound had a previous mischievous
propensity, or that the owner knew of such previous propensity, or
that the injury was attributable to neglect on the part of the
owner.

(2) The provisions of the preceding sub-section shall not prejudice
or affect any other right to recover damages for any injury caused
by any greyhound.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 5
Savings.

5.(1) The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not
in derogation of the provisions of any enactment relating to dogs.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of the
preceding sub-section, nothing in this Act shall prevent the pursuing
and killing of hares by coursing with greyhounds outside the
boundaries of any county borough, borough or urban district.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 6
Interpretation.

6.(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the
following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

"contravention" includes, in relation to any provision, a failure to
comply with that provision;

"enactment" includes any provision contained in or having effect
under any Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom or of the Irish Parliament;

"greyhound" includes any greyhound or whippet and any breed, strain,
or cross thereof;

"muzzled", in relation to any greyhound, means wearing any device so
constructed and affixed as to prevent that greyhound from biting or
otherwise injuring any human being or other animal;

"under control" in relation to any greyhound means led by a chain,
cord or other efficient leash held by a person exercising proper
control over such greyhound.

Subs.(2) rep. by 1954 c.33 (NI) s.48(1) sch.

CONTROL OF GREYHOUNDS ETC. ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1950 - SECT 7
Short title.

7. This Act may be cited as the Control of Greyhounds, etc., Act
(Northern Ireland), 1950.