DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5
DOG AND CAT MANAGEMENT ACT 1995 - SECT 5
(1) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, if it appears from a register under this Act or a
corresponding law that a dog or cat was registered at or before the time of
the alleged offence, the person in whose name the dog or cat was last
registered in that register will be taken to have owned the dog or cat at the
time of the alleged offence unless it is proved that the dog or cat was
subsequently (but before that time) registered in the name of another person
in another register under this Act or a corresponding law.
(2) In proceedings for
an offence against this Act, if a dog or cat (whether registered or
unregistered) is shown to have been habitually in the apparent ownership of a
person, that person will, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be taken to
have owned and to continue to own the dog or cat.