9.—The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 27:

"27.— (1) A person who—

( a ) keeps or takes or transfers possession of a dog contrary to section 2 of this Act, or

( b ) fails to comply with the provisions of section 9 (1) or 10 or subsection (1) or (2) of section 13 of this Act, or

( c ) fails to produce a licence when requested so to do under section 16 of this Act, or

( d ) is in breach of any bye-law under section 17 of this Act, or

( e ) keeps a dog when he is disqualified for holding a licence under section 18 of this Act, or

( f ) is in breach of any regulation under section 19 of this Act, or

( g ) permits the carcase of any livestock to remain unburied contrary to section 24 of this Act,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.".