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# The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2024 No. 721
Dogs, England And Wales
The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2024
Made
28th May 2024
Laid before Parliament
29th May 2024
Coming into force
20th June 2024
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(5) and (6) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent {#article-1}

(1) This Order may be cited as the Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2024.
(2) This Order comes into force on 20th June 2024.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

## 2 {#article-2}

(1) The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) Order 2023 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 9 (neutering)—
(a) before paragraph (1), insert—
(A1) The holder of a certificate of exemption in respect of a dog that was at least 12 months old on the appointed day must—
(a) ensure that the dog is neutered on or before the relevant date; and
(b) provide the Secretary of State, on or before 26th July 2024, with such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require which confirms that the dog was neutered in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).
;
(b) in paragraph (1), after “exemption”, insert “in respect of a dog that was less than 12 months old on the appointed day”;
(c) in paragraph (2), in the words before the definition of “neutered”, for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this article”.

## 3 {#article-3}

(1) The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2023 is amended as follows.
(2) In article 7 (neutering)—
(a) before paragraph (1), insert—
(A1) The holder of a certificate of exemption in respect of a dog that was at least 12 months old on 31st January 2024 must—
(a) ensure that the dog is neutered on or before the relevant date; and
(b) provide the Secretary of State, on or before 26th July 2024, with such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably require which confirms that the dog was neutered in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).
;
(b) in paragraph (1), after “exemption”, insert “in respect of a dog that was less than 12 months old on 31st January 2024”;
(c) in paragraph (2), in the words before the definition of “neutered”, for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this article”.