§ (".—(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision for the registration, identification and control of dogs.
§ (2) Regulations under this section shall include provision for the regulations to be administered by local authorities, and for the charging by them of registration fees of such amounts and subject to such exemptions as they may determine.
§ (3) Any person who without reasonable excuse—
- (a) fails to comply with any requirement imposed on to him by regulations under this section to register a dog, or
- (b) fails to comply with any requirement so imposed as respects identification of a dog,
§ shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
§ (4) In performing their duties under this section, local authorities may enter into such agreements with any person as may in their opinion facilitate the registration and identification of dogs.
§ (5) No regulations under this section shall be made unless a draft thereof has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament and the Secretary of State shall lay the first draft regulations before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
§ (6) In this section "local authority", means in England and Wales a District Council, a London Borough Council or the Common Council of the City of London, and in Scotland means an islands or district council")
§ The Commons disagreed to the above amendment but proposed the following amendments in lieu—
§ 7A Insert the following new clause: