- Made under
- Animal Welfare Act 2006
- Enforced by
- APHA, DEFRA, Natural England
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Imprisonment 2 of 3 obligations carry a fine up to £5,000. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Breach of animal welfare or health regulationsAny Person
Fine up to £5,000
- Breach of dangerous dog safety regulationsAny Person
2 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
1 of 3 shown- Breach of animal health, welfare, or transport regulationsAny Person
Fine up to £5,000
2 other schedules
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
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Connected legislation
The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.