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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Animal Health Act 1981 (c. 22)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Animal Health Act 1981

1981 CHAPTER 22

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    General

    1. General powers of Ministers to make orders and to authorise regulations

      1. 1. General powers of Ministers to make orders

      2. 2. Local authority regulations

    2. Eradication and prevention of disease

      1. 3. Expenditure for eradication

      2. 4. Offences as to s. 3

      3. 5. Veterinary services and therapeutic substances

      4. 6. Eradication areas and attested areas

      5. 6A. Biosecurity guidance

      6. 6B. Biosecurity compliance

    3. Cleansing and movement

      1. 7. Cleansing and disinfection

      2. 8. Movement generally

    4. Transport by sea and air

      1. 9. Prohibition in specific cases

      2. 10. Importation

      3. 10A. Annual review of import controls

      4. 11. Export to member States

      5. 12. Export quarantine stations

    5. Control of dogs, and preventive treatment of sheep

      1. 13. Orders as to dogs

      2. 14. Prevention of sheep scab

  2. Part II

    Disease

    1. Outbreak

      1. 14A. National contingency plan

      2. 14B. Duty to consider vaccination

      3. 15. Separation and notice

      4. 16. Treatment after exposure to infection (E+W)

      5. 16. Treatment after exposure to infection (S)

      6. 16A. Slaughter of vaccinated animals

    2. Infection

      1. 17. Powers as to infected places and areas

      2. 18. Other provisions as to infected places and areas

      3. 19. Destruction of foxes etc. on rabies infection

      4. 20. Additional provisions under s. 17 on rabies infection

      5. 21. Destruction of wild life on infection other than rabies

      6. 22. Powers of entry etc. for s. 21

      7. 23. Orders as to infected places and areas

      8. 24. Rabies: quarantine and virus control

      9. 25. Movement of diseased or suspected animals

      10. 26. Pleuro-pneumonia or foot-and-mouth disease found in transit

      11. 27. Exclusion of strangers

      12. 28. Seizure of diseased or suspected animals

      13. 28A. Deliberate infection

      14. 28B. Deliberate infection: disqualification

    3. Risk to human health

      1. 29. Control of zoonoses

      2. 30. Provisions supplemental to s. 29

    4. Slaughter

      1. 31. Slaughter in certain diseases

      2. 32. Slaughter in other diseases

      3. 32A. Slaughter to prevent spread of disease

      4. 32B. Disease control (slaughter) protocol

      5. 32C. Protocol: exercise of powers

      6. 32D. Explanation of preventive slaughter

      7. 33. Additional staff and expenses

      8. 34. Slaughter and compensation generally

    5. Carcases etc. liable to spread disease

      1. 35. Seizure and disposal of carcases etc (E+W)

      2. 35. Seizure and disposal of carcases etc (S)

      3. 36. Compensation for seizure

  3. [F1Part 2A

      1. 36A. Power of Secretary of State to specify sheep genotypes

      1. 36B. Identification of genetically susceptible sheep

      2. 36C. Restrictions on breeding from genetically susceptible sheep

      3. 36D. Appeals

      1. 36E. Secretary of State’s powers of enforcement

      2. 36F. Offences

      1. 36G. Power of entry

      2. 36H. Warrants

      3. 36I. Supplementary

      4. 36J. Offences

      1. 36K. Compensation

      2. 36L. Orders and Regulations

      3. 36M. Interpretation

  4. Part III

    Welfare and Export

    1. Care

      1. 37. Prevention of suffering

      2. 38. Food and water

    2. Export

      1. 39. Export of animals generally

    3. Export of horses other than those defined as ponies

      1. 40. Restriction on export of horses

    4. Export of horses defined as ponies

      1. 41. Restriction on export of ponies

      2. 42. Restriction on export of registered ponies

      3. 43. Regulation of export of ponies

    5. Other provisions as to export of horses

      1. 44. Slaughter on examination of inspection

      2. 45. Marking of horses certified for export

      3. 46. Slaughter of injured horses

      4. 47. Exemption of thoroughbreds in transit

      5. 48. Certificates

      6. 49. Enforcement and interpretation

  5. Part IV

    Local Authorities

    1. 50. Local authorities for purposes of this Act

    2. 51. Local authorities and their districts

    3. 52. Inspectors and other officers

    4. 53. Borrowing powers

    5. 54. Provision of wharves etc

    6. 55. Power to acquire land

    7. 56. Public facilities for sheep dipping

    8. 57. Burial of carcases washed ashore

    9. 58. Regulations

    10. 59. Default

  6. Part V

    Enforcement, Offences and Proceedings

    1. Enforcement

      1. 60. Duties and authorities of constables (E+W)

      2. 60. Duties and authorities of constables (S)

      3. 61. Powers of arrest as to rabies

      4. 62. Entry and search under s. 61

      5. 62A. Slaughter: power of entry

      6. 62B. Slaughter: warrants

      7. 62C. Slaughter: supplementary

      8. 62D. Tests and samples: power of entry

      9. 62E. Tests and samples: warrants

      10. 62F. Tests and samples: supplementary

      11. 63. General powers of inspectors

      12. 64. Powers of inspectors as to poultry

      13. 64A.Powers of inspectors relating to Community obligations

      14. 65. Power to detain vessels and aircraft

      15. 65A. Inspection of vehicles

      16. 66. Refusal and obstruction

      17. 66A. Refusal and obstruction of inspector

    2. Offences as to licences, declarations, certificates and instruments

      1. 67. Issue of false licences etc

      2. 68. Issue of licences etc. in blank

      3. 69. Falsely obtaining licences etc

      4. 70. Alteration of licences etc

      5. 71. Other offences as to licences

    3. Offences generally

      1. 71A. Prosecutions: time limit

      2. 72. Offences made and declared by and under this Act

      3. 73. General offences

    4. Further provisions as to punishment of offences

      1. 74. Liability under the customs and excise Acts

      2. 75. Penalties for certain summary offences (E+W)

      3. 75. Punishment of summary offences not otherwise provided for (S)

      4. 76. Certain importation offences triable either summarily or on indictment

    5. Proceedings

      1. 77. Money recoverable summarily

      2. 78. Appeal

      3. 79. Evidence and procedure

  7. Part VI

    Supplemental

    1. Reports and information

      1. 80. Yearly return to Parliament

      2. 81. Reports to Minister

      3. 82. Information from Agricultural Marketing Boards

    2. Notices, fees, and exemption from stamp duty

      1. 83. Form and service of instruments

      2. 84. Fees

      3. 85. Exemption from stamp duty

    3. Interpretation, functions, and orders etc

      1. 86. Ministers and their functions

      2. 87. Meaning of “animals” and “poultry”

      3. 88. Meaning of “disease”

      4. 89. Other interpretation provisions

      5. 90. Application to hovercraft

      6. 91. Orders etc

    4. Scotland and Northern Ireland

      1. 92. General application to Scotland

      2. 93. Communications to and from Northern Ireland

    5. Miscellaneous provisions as to operation

      1. 94. Transitional

      2. 95. Savings

      3. 96. Consequential amendments and repeals

      4. 97. Short title, extent, and commencement

  8. SCHEDULE 1

    Regulation of Manufacture of and Other Matters Connected with Veterinary Therapeutic Substances

  9. SCHEDULE 2

    Specific Matters with Respect to Which Provision may be made in Orders Under Section 10

  10. SCHEDULE 2A

    Specified diseases

  11. SCHEDULE 3

    Power to Slaughter in Relation to Certain Diseases

  12. SCHEDULE 4

    Additional Provisions as to Food and Water at Railway Stations

  13. SCHEDULE 5

    Consequential Amendments

  14. Schedule 6

    Repeals

An Act to consolidate the Diseases of Animals Act 1935, the Diseases of Animals Act 1950, the Ponies Act 1969, the Rabies Act 1974, the Diseases of Animals Act 1975, and certain related enactments.

[11th June 1981]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act (except s. 57(1)): Functions transferred (27.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/3141, arts. 2(1), 3, Sch. (with s. 2(5))

C2Act: Certain functions transferred (W.) (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

C3Act extended by Animal Health and Welfare Act 1984 (c. 40, SIF 2:8), s. 3

Act extended (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/757, art. 13

Act extended (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/758, art. 22

Act extended (15.4.1999) by S.I. 1999/882, reg. 9(3)-(5)

Act extended (E.) (1.9.2000) by S.I. 2000/2055, art. 22

Act extended (E.) (1.9.2000) by S.I. 2000/2056, art. 13

Act extended (E.) (11.2.2002) (temp. until 1.12.2002) by S.I. 2002/242, arts. 1, 12

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