Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013

55

Summary proceedings.

55.—(1) An offence under this Act F26[] may be prosecuted summarily by—

(a) the Minister, other than in respect of an offence under section 18 or section 22,

(b) the local authority in whose functional area the offence is alleged to have been committed, or

(c) a member of the Garda Síochána, in accordance with F27[section 10 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024].

(2) Notwithstanding section 10(4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851, summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted within 12 months of the commission of the offence.

Annotations

Amendments:

F26

Deleted (28.05.2019) by Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (15/2019), s. 66 item 14, commenced on enactment.

F27

Substituted (2.04.2025) by Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024 (1/2024), s. 289, S.I. No 107 of 2025.