Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984

Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984[a]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to amend the provisions of the Animal Health Act 1981 relating to the seizure of things for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease, to powers of entry and declarations as to places infected with a disease and to enable certain orders under that Act to operate in or over territorial waters; to amend the Slaughter of Poultry Act 1967; 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; and for connected purposes.
Citation1984 c. 40
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent12 July 1984
Commencement
  • 12 October 1984 (in part)[c]
  • 16 August 1985 (in part)[d]
  • 1 January 1986 (rest of act)[d]
Other legislation
AmendsAnimal Health Act 1981
Repeals/revokes
  • Improvement of Live Stock (Licensing of Bulls) Act 1931
  • Horse Breeding Act 1958
Amended by
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 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]

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

Notes

  1. ^ Section 17(1).
  2. ^ Section 17(4).
  3. ^ Section 17(2).
  4. ^ a b Section 17(3). The Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1985.

References

  1. ^ Cooper (2 December 2012). An Introduction to Animal Law. Elsevier. ISBN 9780080984391.
  2. ^ Williams, David R. (22 October 2013). Animal Feeding Stuffs Legislation of the UK: A Concise Guide. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483165448.
  3. ^ Harrison, H.S (6 December 2012). The Law on Medicines: Volume 1 a Comprehensive Guide. Springer. ISBN 9789400941410.
  4. ^ Gibson, Bryan; Watkins, Mike (18 March 2005). Criminal Justice Act 2003: The Statute. Waterside Press. ISBN 9781906534066.


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