4038GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 September 2016

4038 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 21 September 2016 6.6 Withdrawal of infringement notice 6.7 Service SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3

21 September 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4039 DOG ACT 1976 Under the powers conferred by the Dog Act 1976, the Local Government Act 1995 and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Chapman Valley resolved on 17 August 2016 to make the following local law. This local law may be cited as the Shire of Chapman Valley Dogs Local Law 2016. This local law comes into operation 14 days after the date of its publication in the Government Gazette. 1.3 Application This local law applies throughout the district. 1.4 Repeal The Shire of Chapman Valley Dogs Local Law as published in the Government Gazette on 8 August 2000 is repealed. 1.5 Interpretation In this local law unless the context otherwise requires— Act means the Dog Act 1976; authorised person means a person appointed by the local government to perform all or any of the functions conferred on an authorised person under this local law; CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the local government; dangerous dog has the meaning given under the Act; district means the district of the local government; local government means the Shire of Chapman Valley; nuisance means— (a) an activity or condition which is harmful or annoying and which gives rise to legal liability in the tort of public or private nuisance at law; (b) an unreasonable interference with the use and enjoyment of a person of his or her ownership or occupation of land; or (c) interference which causes material damage to land or other property on the land affected by the interference. pound keeper means a person authorised by the local government to perform all or any of the functions conferred on a “pound keeper” under this local law; premises has the meaning given under the Act; Regulations means the Dog Regulations 2013; Schedule means a schedule in this local law; thoroughfare has the meaning given to it in section 1.4 of the Local Government Act 1995; and town planning scheme means a town planning scheme made by the local government under the Planning and Development Act 2005 which applies throughout the whole or a part of the district. townsite means the townsites of Nanson, Nabawa and Yuna which are— (a) constituted under section 26(2) of the Land Administration Act 1997; or (b) referred to in clause 37 of Schedule 9.3 of the Act.