Cruelty to Animals Act 1849
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 12 & 13 Vict. c. 92 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 1 August 1849 |
| Commencement | 1 August 1849[c] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1912 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Protection of Animals Act 1911 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Cruelty to Animals Act 1849[a] (12 & 13 Vict. c. 92) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the long title An Act for the more effectual Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Provisions
[edit]Section 1 of the act act repealed two previous acts, the Cruel Treatment of Cattle Act 1822 (3 Geo. 4. c. 71) and the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 59).
The act reiterated the offences of beating, ill-treating, over-driving, abusing and torturing animals with a maximum penalty of £5 and compensation of up to £10.
Subsequent developments
[edit]The Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 92) made similar provisions for Scotland.
The act was amended and including a prison sentence for the unlawful killing of any animals covers within the law and expanded by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 77).
The whole act was repealed by section 18 of, and the second schedule to, the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 27).
See also
[edit]- Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986
- Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900
- Animal welfare in the United Kingdom
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The citation of this act by this short title was authorised by section 1 of, and the first schedule to, the Short Titles Act 1896. Due to the repeal of those provisions it is now authorised by section 19(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
- ^ Section 30.
- ^ Section 1.
References
[edit]- Bibliography
- The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1850, p. 142.
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