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An Act to amend the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 |
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[10th June 1964]
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1 Enlargement of classes of
operations in which anaesthetics must be used
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(1) Schedule 1
to the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 (which lists operations
which may be performed without an anaesthetic) shall be amended as follows.
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(2), (3) . . .
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(4) Paragraphs
7 and 8 (minor operations which are customarily performed without an anaesthetic)
shall not in any circumstances permit—
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(a) | the castration
of a male animal (but without prejudice to the circumstances in which castration
is permitted by paragraph 6 of the Schedule as set out in subsection (3)
of this section);
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(b) | the de-horning
of cattle;
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(c) | the dis-budding
of calves, except by means of chemical cauterisation applied within the
first week of life; or
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(d) | the docking of
lambs’ tails by using a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow
of blood to the tail, unless the device is applied within the first week
of life.
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(5) In this section
“cattle” means bulls, cows, bullocks, heifers, calves, steers or oxen.
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Specified date Specified date: 10 August 1964: see s 2(3). |
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Amendment |
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Sub-s (2): repealed by the Statute
Law (Repeals) Act 1974. Sub-s (3): amends the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954, Sch 1. |
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2 Short title, citation, extent
and commencement
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(1) This Act may
be cited as the Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1964, and—
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(a) | this Act and
the Protection of Animals Acts 1911 to 1962 may be cited together as the
Protection of Animals Acts 1911 to 1964; and
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(b) | this Act and
the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Acts 1912 to 1962 may be cited together
as the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Acts 1912 to 1964.
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(2) This Act shall
not extend to Northern Ireland.
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(3) This Act shall
come into operation at the expiration of the period of two months beginning
with the date on which it is passed.
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Specified date Specified date: 10 August 1964: see sub-s (3) above. |
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