
1 
This Order may be cited as the Welfare of Animals (2011 Act) (Commencement No.3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012.
2 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of—
(a) Section 6 (docking of dogs’ tails) other than subsections (16) and (17); and
(b) Schedule 1 (dogs specified for the purposes of section 6(7)),of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is the 1st day of January 2013.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 24th October 2012
C. McMaster
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
