(b) Where an application is made under section 17 for determination in respect of a dog which is classified as a fighting dog pursuant to subsection (1), the dog shall cease to be regarded as a fighting dog for the purposes of this Regulation as from the day on which the Director receives notice of the application by virtue of section 17, until the application has been disposed of, withdrawn or abandoned.
17. Certificate of classification
- (b) In the absence of any previous determination in respect of a dog by the Board upon application to it under this section, an authorized officer may at any time, by notice in writing served on the Director, apply to the Board for a determination as to whether the dog is a fighting dog.
(2) The Director shall, within 7 days after receiving a notice of an application by virtue of subsection (1), forward the notice to the Chairman of the Board.
(3) Where any question arises in any proceedings (including proceedings before the Administrative Appeals Board) under the Ordinance or this Regulation as to whether a dog is a fighting dog, a certificate purporting to be signed by a person as the Chairman of the Board stating any fact relating to that question shall, for the purposes of those proceedings, be admissible in evidence on its production and be conclusive evidence of that fact.
18. Detention fee
The detention fee payable by the keeper of a dog to the Director in respect of the detention of the dog under the Ordinance or this Regulation shall be at the rate specified in Schedule 3.
19. Amendment of Schedules
The Secretary may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend the Schedules.
