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(1) This Order may be cited as the Dogs (Amendment) (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Dogs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
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The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of Section 2 (Microchipping) in the Act is the 9th day of April 2012.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16th March 2012
C. McMaster
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

