Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 779
DOGS, ENGLAND
CONTROL OF DOGS
The Controls on Dogs (Non-application to Designated Land) Order 2006
Made
10th March 2006
Laid before Parliament
16th March 2006
Coming into force
6th April 2006
The Secretary of State is, in relation to England, the appropriate person as defined in section 66(a) of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005( 1 ), for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by section 57(3) of that Act, and makes the following Order in exercise of those powers:
Title, commencement and application
1. This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Controls on Dogs (Non-application to Designated Land) Order 2006;
(b) comes into force on 6th April 2006;
(c) applies in England only.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“the Act” means the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005;
“land” means any land which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment), and any land which is covered is to be treated as “open to the air” if it is open on at least one side;
“road” means any length of highway or of any other road to which the public have access, and includes bridges over which a road passes.
Land to which Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Act does not apply
3. Any land that falls within a description in the first column of the table in the Schedule is designated as land to which Chapter 1 (controls on dogs) of Part 6 of the Act does not apply, for the purposes specified in relation to the particular description in the second column of that table.
Ben Bradshaw
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Date 10th March 2006
Article 3
SCHEDULE LAND TO WHICH CHAPTER 1 OF PART 6 OF THE ACT DOES NOT APPLY
| Description of Land | Purposes for which Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Act does not apply |
|---|---|
| Land that is placed at the disposal of the Forestry Commissioners under section 39(1) of the Forestry Act 1967( 2 ) | For the purpose of making a dog control order under section 55(1) of the Act |
| Land over which a road passes | For the purpose of making a dog control order under section 55(1) of the Act which provides for an offence relating to the matter described in section 55(3)(c) (the exclusion of dogs from land) |
1967 c. 10 ; section 39(1) was amended by S.I. 1999/1747 , article 3 and Schedule 12, Part II, paragraph 4(1) and (28)