Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
| Year | 2022 |
Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
2022 Chapter 9
An Act to amend the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 in relation to service animals.
[30 March 2022]
BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:
1 Amendment of the 2011 Act
In the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, after section 51 insert—
51A
“51A. Service animals
(1) Subsections (2) and (3) apply when it is being determined in connection with section 4(1) whether suffering is unnecessary in a case where the suffering was caused by conduct for the purpose mentioned in section 4(3)(c)(ii).
(2) The fact that the conduct was for the purpose mentioned in section 4(3)(c)(ii) is to be disregarded if—
(a)
(a) the animal was—
(i) under the control of a relevant officer at the time of the conduct, and
(ii) being used by the officer at the time of the conduct, in the course of the officer’s duties, in a way that was reasonable in all the circumstances, and
(b)
(b) the conduct was that of someone other than the officer.
(3) A relevant officer is—
(a)
(a) a constable (but see...
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