36. Application for registration---(1) Except as provided in
 subsections (2) and (3) of this section, every person who owns a dog
 shall make an application to the territorial authority in whose district
 the dog is ordinarily kept to register the dog not later than the first
 day of every registration year.

   (2) Where a dog is of the age of 3 months or less, the application to
 register the dog shall be made before the dog attains the age of 3
 months.

   (3) Except as provided in section 43 of this Act, where an
 unregistered dog is purchased or otherwise acquired, the application to
 register the dog shall be made forthwith or before the day on which the
 dog attains the age of 3 months, whichever is the later.

   (4) Every application to register a dog shall be made in the
 prescribed form and shall be signed by the owner of the dog.

   (5) The territorial authority shall supply every owner from whom it
 has received an application form with---
   (a) A copy of the application form or a statement setting out---
           (i) The obligations of the owner under sections 52 and 54 of
         this Act; and
           (ii) Any other obligations imposed on the owner; and
           (iii) Such other information (if any) relating to the
         administration of this Act as the territorial authority
         considers desirable; and
   (b) A copy of the policy for the time being in force under section 10
         of this Act.
     Cf. 1982, No. 42, s. 36; 1990, No. 27, s. 43