Animals Act 1971
Animals Act 1971 (1971 c. 22)
- Animals Act 1971 (1971 c. 22)
- Strict liability for damage done by animals
- 1 New provisions as to strict liability for damage done by animals.
- 2 Liability for damage done by dangerous animals.
- 3 Liability for injury done by dogs to livestock.
- 4 Liability for damage and expenses due to trespassing livestock.
- 4A Liability for damage and expenses due to horses on land in England without lawful authority
- 5 Exceptions from liability under sections 2 to 4A.
- 6 Interpretation of certain expressions used in sections 2 to 5.
- Detention and sale of trespassing livestock
- 7 Detention and sale of trespassing livestock.
- 7A Power of local authorities in England to detain horses
- 7B Powers of freeholders and occupiers in England to detain horses
- 7C Detention of horses under sections 7A and 7B
- Animals straying on to highway
- 8 Duty to take care to prevent damage from animals straying on to the highway.
- Protection of livestock against dogs
- 9 Killing of or injury to dogs worrying livestock.
- Supplemental
- 10 Application of certain enactments to liability under sections 2 to 4A.
- 11 General interpretation.
- 12 Application to Crown.
- 13 Short title, repeal, commencement and extent.
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