Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, 5 as follows:

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A.D. 1927.

1. From and after the date when this Act comes Registers of into operation the following persons, that is to say

dogs and cats in

(1) any person who carries on the trade or business certain

of buying and selling or otherwise dealing in places.
dogs or cats;

(2) any person who conducts or manages a home
or place of refuge or shelter for dogs or
cats; and

(3) any person licensed to perform experiments on
dogs or cats;

shall keep a register and enter therein the following particulars of every dog or cat which he acquires by purchase or otherwise or disposes of by sale or otherwise or houses or shelters or acquires or receives for the 20 purpose of experiments, as the case may be, viz., breed, markings, sex, date and purpose of acquisition, date and manner of disposal, price or other consideration paid or given or received, if any, and the name and address of the person from whom the same has been 25 acquired or to whom disposed.

A.D. 1927.

Registers

2. Every person keeping a register in pursuance of this Act shall at any time between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. permit such register to be inspected to be open by any person on payment of a fee not exceeding one shilling.

for inspec

tion.

Right to

search

lost dogs and cats.

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3. Any superintendent or inspector of police may, upon complaint being made to him by any person that premises for a dog or cat is lost of which such person is the owner or which he had custody at the time of the loss, issue instructions in writing to any police officer to enter 10 the premises of any person who keeps or ought to keep a register as aforesaid, and every such person shall, upon production by such police officer of such instruction in writing, show every dog and cat in his possession or control to such police officer and to the person upon 15 whose complaint such instruction has been issued and permit them to examine such dogs and cats.

Right to enter

premises and check registers, &c.

Offences.

Penalties.

4. Any police officer shall have a right to enter the premises of any person referred to in section one hereof at any time for the purpose of examining whether 20 there is or has been any contravention of or noncompliance with this Act, and if any person refuses to permit any police officer to enter any premises which he is entitled to enter under this Act or obstructs or impedes him in the execution of his right or duty under 25 this Act such person shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

5.-(1) Any person

(a) who acts in contravention of or fails to
comply with the provisions of this Act;
(b) who makes a false entry or alteration in such
register with intent to deceive;

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

(2) Any person guilty of an offence against this Act, shall, in respect of each offence, be liable

(a) on summary conviction for a first offence to a fine not exceeding ten pounds;

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(b) on summary conviction for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding twentyfive pounds or to imprisonment with or without 40

hard labour for a period not exceeding three A.D. 1927. months or to such a fine and such imprison

ment.

6.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Dogs and Short title, 5 Cats Act, 1927.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight. (3) This Act shall extend only to England and Wales.

commencement and

extent.

Order Confirmation.

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BILL

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Confirm a Provisional Order under the Private A.D. 1927. Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 relating to Dundee Corporation.

WHEREAS the Provisional Order set forth in the

schedule hereunto annexed has after inquiry held

before Commissioners been made by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State under the provisions of the

5 Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 as 62 & 63 Vict. read with the Secretaries of State Act 1926 and it is c. 47. requisite that the said Order should be confirmed by 16 & 17

Parliament:

Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent 10 Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows:

Geo. 5.

c. 18.

1. The Provisional Order contained in the schedule Confirma15 hereunto annexed shall be and the same is hereby tion of confirmed.

Order in schedule.

2. This Act may be cited as the Dundee Corporation Short title. Order Confirmation Act 1927.