Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1988
| Year | 1988 |
Protection of Animals(Amendment) Act 1988
1988 CHAPTER 29
An Act to enable a court to disqualify a person for having custody of an animal on a first conviction of cruelty; and to increase the penalties for offences relating to animal fights, and to make further provision with respect to attendance at such fights, in England and Wales and to penalise attendance at such fights in Scotland.
[29th July 1988]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Disqualification orders on first conviction of cruelty.
(1) In section 1(1) of the Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 (power of court to disqualify a person for having custody of an animal on a subsequent conviction for an offence of cruelty under the Acts for the protection of animals) for the words from the beginning to ‘the court by whom he is convicted on the subsequent occasion may’ there shall be substituted the words ‘Where a person has been convicted under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 or the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 of an offence of cruelty to any animal the court by which he is convicted may’.
(2) This section does not affect the powers of a court on a conviction for an offence committed before the coming into force of this Act.
2 Offences relating to animal fights.
(1) In section 47 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 , section 31 of the City of London Police Act 1839 and section 36 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 (penalties for offences relating to animal fights) for the references to level 1 on the standard scale there shall be substituted references to level 4 on that scale.
(2) After section 5 of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 there shall be inserted—
S-5A 5A ‘Attendance at animal fights.
5A. A person who, without reasonable excuse, is present when animals are placed together for the purpose of their fighting each other shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
S-5B 5B Advertising of animal fights.
5B. If a person who publishes or causes to be published an advertisement for a fight between animals knows that it is such an advertisement he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.’
(3) After section 1 of the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 there shall be inserted—
S-1A 1A ‘Offence of being present at animal fights.
(1) A person who is present when animals are placed together for the purpose of their fighting each other shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty not...
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