Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984

The Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 was a piece of UK legislation that amended the provisions of the Animal Health Act 1981 related to

  • the seizure of things for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease,
  • powers of entry upon private premises,
  • declarations as to places infected with a disease,
  • to enable certain orders under that Act to operate in or over territorial waters,
  • to amend the Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967,[1]
  • to enable provision to be made for controlling the practice of artificial breeding of livestock,
  • to repeal the Improvement of Live Stock (Licensing of Bulls) Act 1931 and the Horse Breeding Act 1958,
  • to amend the Medicines Act 1968 in relation to feeding stuffs and veterinary drugs,[2] the registers of which are kept by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain[3]
Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984
Citation40
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent12 July 1984
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 increased the penalties related to the artificial breeding of livestock to 51 weeks from the 3 months stated in this 1984 Act.[4]

See also

  • Agriculture Act 1970

References

  1. Cooper (2012-12-02). An Introduction to Animal Law. ISBN 9780080984391.
  2. Williams, David R. (2013-10-22). Animal Feeding Stuffs Legislation of the UK: A Concise Guide. ISBN 9781483165448.
  3. Harrison, H.S (2012-12-06). The Law on Medicines: Volume 1 a Comprehensive Guide. ISBN 9789400941410.
  4. Gibson, Bryan; Watkins, Mike (2005-03-18). Criminal Justice Act 2003: The Statute. ISBN 9781906534066.
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