Statement by the United States of America for Working Session 17
In section 1(1) of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (offences of cruelty to animals), for the words from “shall be liable” onwards substitute “ shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both ”.
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This Act may be cited as the Protection of Animals (Penalties) Act 1987.
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the Protection of Animals Act (1911) Amendment Act 1912;
in Schedule 6 to the Criminal Law Act 1977, the entry relating to the Protection of Animals Act 1911.
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This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.