Dog Control Act 1996

Functions, duties, and powers of territorial authorities

6: Functions, duties, and powers of territorial authorities

You could also call this:

"What councils must do and can do to help with dog ownership"

As a territorial authority, you have to do what this Act says you must do. You can also do what this Act says you can do. You can work with other groups to help people own dogs responsibly and to help dogs. You can give money to groups that help dogs or teach people about dogs, and you can tell people about the rules in this Act.

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6Functions, duties, and powers of territorial authorities

  1. Every territorial authority shall perform any function or duty and may exercise any power imposed or conferred on it by this Act.

  2. In addition to any power conferred on a territorial authority by this Act, any territorial authority may,—

  3. either singly or jointly with any other territorial authority or any other organisation or group or body of persons (whether incorporated or not) undertake, promote, and encourage the development of such services and programmes as it considers desirable to promote responsible dog ownership and the welfare of dogs:
    1. make grants to any organisation or group or body of persons (whether incorporated or not) whose objects include the care, custody, training, or welfare of dogs or the instruction or education of persons concerning such care, custody, training, or welfare:
      1. engage in publicity for the purposes of this Act.
        Compare
        • 1982 No 42 s 5