An Act to prohibit the abandonment of animals; and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 43
Territorial extent
Great Britain (England and Wales, Scotland)
Dates
Royal assent
2 June 1960
Repealed
8 November 2006
Other legislation
Amends
Protection of Animals Act 1911
Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912
Repealed by
Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Animal Welfare Act 2006
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The Abandonment of Animals Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 43) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It received royal assent on 2 June 1960.
The Act made it a criminal offence to abandon an animal, or permit it to be abandoned, "in circumstances likely to cause the animal any unnecessary suffering". The offence was treated as "cruelty" within the terms of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 section 1 subsection 1, which as amended currently provides for a fine or up to six months imprisonment on conviction.
The Act extends to England and Wales, and Scotland, but not to Northern Ireland.
The Act was repealed in England and Wales by the Animal Welfare Act 2006,[1] and in Scotland by the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
^"Animal Welfare Act 2006: Schedule 4: Repeals". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives on behalf of HM Government. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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