Section 18(2) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 specifies that the provisions of the Act will come into force at the end of the period of 9 months beginning with the date of Royal Assent. With Royal Assent having been received on 26th May 2010.
This means that the Act's provisions come into force this weekend on Saturday 26th February 2011. Any Scottish CWU members mind and tip the nod to your CWU local unit/workplace or area CWU health and safety representative. In case they are unaware.