Animal Welfare Act 2006

The Animal Welfare Act 2006^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about animal welfare; and for connected purposes.
Statute book chapter	2006 c 45
Dates
Royal Assent	8 November 2006
Status:
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c 45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It is the first overhaul of pet law since the Protection of Animals Act 1911, which it largely replaced.^[2] It also superseded and consolidated more than 20 other pieces of legislation, such as the Protection of Animals Act 1934 and the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960. The Act introduced the new welfare offence. This means that animal owners have a positive duty of care, and outlaws neglecting to provide for their animals' basic needs, such as access to adequate nutrition and veterinary care.^[3] It outlaws tail docking of dogs for cosmetic reasons, with an exemption for "working" dogs, like those used by the police, the armed forces or as service dogs.

The corresponding Act for Scotland is the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.

Section 68 - Commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

• The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/499 (C. 20))
• The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (England) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2711 (C. 105))

• The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1030 (W. 97) (C. 43))
• The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/3065 (W. 262) (C. 120))

• The Animal Welfare Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/519 (C. 44))

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,

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