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Zoo Licensing Act 1981

Consolidated Text As Enacted As Enacted Cited authorities 24 Cited in Amendments 113 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1981 c. 37
Year1981
(1) Subject to this section it is unlawful to operate a zoo to which this Act applies except under the authority of a licence issued under this Act by the local authority for the area within which the whole or the major part of the zoo is situated.(2) In this Act “zoo” means an establishment where wild animals (as defined by section 21) are kept for exhibition to the public otherwise than for purposes of a circus (as so defined) F132in England and otherwise than in a pet shop (as so defined) ...(2A) This Act applies to any zoo to which members of the public have access, with or without charge for admission, on seven days or more in any period of twelve consecutive months.(2B) This Act also applies in accordance with its terms to any zoo to which members of the public do not have such access if a licence is in force in respect of it or as otherwise provided (in particular, in sections 13 and 16C to 16G) .a particular part of the zoo premises;animals of a particular description in the zoo; oranimals of a particular description which are kept in a particular part of the zoo premises; andthe closure to the public of a particular part of the zoo premises;ceasing to exhibit animals of a particular description to the public; orceasing to exhibit animals of a particular description to the public in a particular part of the zoo premises.in England in Wales, the councils of counties and county boroughs;in Scotland, the F3councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .research from which conservation benefits accrue to

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