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Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 (2019 Chapter 24).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
England
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make provision to prohibit the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal welfare Animal health Inspection Authorization/permit Ranching/captive breeding
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act of declares use of wild animals in travelling circuses to be an offence and defines penalties for such offence. A circus operator uses a wild animal in a travelling circus if the animal performs or is exhibited as part of the circus. “Wild animal” means an animal other than one of a kind that is commonly domesticated in the Great Britain. The Schedule makes provision regarding inspections for the purposes of this Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk