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Lords Amendment: No. 10, in page 3, line 17, at end insert:
"agricultural land" has the same meaning as in the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953;".
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerIt will be convenient to discuss at the same time Lords Amendment No. 12, in page 3, line 31, after "than" insert "agricultural land and".
§ Mr. DoigDoubt was expressed in the Lords whether farm dogs were outside the scope of the Bill as drafted. It was accepted that, as with domestic dogs, farm dogs should be excluded. The purpose of the amendment is therefore to exclude agricultural land from the definition of "premises" to remove any doubt. The definition of agricultural land in the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1933 reads:
'agricultural land' means land used as arable, meadow or grazing land, or for the purpose of poultry farming, pig farming, market gardens, allotments, nursery grounds or orchards".
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Lords Amendment: No. 11, in page 3, line 18, after second "dog" insert "which is being".
§ Mr. DoigI beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This is a drafting amendment to avoid any possible uncertainty. It makes it clear that a guard dog is a dog actually being used to protect premises and so on.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords Amendent agreed to.