Amendments proposed to the Animal Welfare Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Abandonment
Bill Wiggin NC6 To move the following Clause:'(1) A person commits an offence if he abandons an animal for which he is responsible. (2) A person commits an offence if he leaves an animal for which he is responsible and, without reasonable excuse, fails to make adequate provision for its welfare. (3) A person who assumes responsibility for the care of an abandoned animal may apply to a magistrates' court three months after an animal was abandoned and seek an order transferring legal ownership to him.'.
Compensation
Bill Wiggin NC7 To move the following Clause:
Circus animals
Shona McIsaac NC10 *To move the following Clause:'(1) A person commits an offence if he uses or keeps in, or for the purposes of, a circus an animal not of a kind designated under subsection (2). (2) The appropriate national authority may by regulations designate a kind of animal for the purposes of subsection (1) if that authority is satisfied, on the basis of scientific evidence, that the welfare needs of animals of that kind are likely generally to be met if they are used or kept for the purposes of a circus. (3) It is unlawful to keep or use a winter holding quarters to which this Act applies except under the authority of a licence issued under this Act by the local authority for the area within which the whole or the major part of the winter holding quarters is situated. (4) The appropriate national authority may by regulations make such provision for licensing in relation to the keeping or using of winter holding quarters as the authority thinks fit for the purpose of ensuring the welfare of animals to which subsection (2) applies and which are being used or kept in winter holding quarters. (5) Without prejudice to the generality of the power under subsection (4), the appropriate national authority may by regulations apply in relation to such animals section 9A, 10, 11 and 12 of the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (c. 37) ("the 1981 Act") (inspection of zoos by local authorities) with such modifications as the appropriate national authority considers appropriate. (6) For the purpose of ensuring the welfare of animals to which subsection (1) applies and which have been used or kept in, or for the purposes of, a circus the appropriate national authority may by regulations apply in relation to such animals
(7) In this section
Bill Wiggin 2 Page 2, line 16 [Clause 3], at end insert'(5) For the purposes of this Act, in the event of a person unlawfully taking possession of an animal, he will be treated as being responsible for that animal on a temporary basis, until such time as that the animal is recovered by its lawful owner or taken into the care of an inspector.'.
Bill Wiggin 3 Page 3, line 4 [Clause 4], at end insert'(3A) In this section, the term "suffering" includes both mental and physical suffering or cruelty.'.
Bill Wiggin 4 Page 3, line 21 [Clause 5], after 'apply', insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 38 *Page 3, line 25 [Clause 5], at end insert
Bill Wiggin 5 Page 3, line 25 [Clause 5], at end insert'(6) In subsection (4), "docking of the tail of a dog" means the deliberate removal of any part of a tail of a dog if the removal is carried out
Secretary Margaret Beckett 62 *Page 4, line 3 [Clause 7], leave out 'arranges' and insert 'causes'.
Bill Wiggin 6 Page 4, line 3 [Clause 7], after 'arranges', insert 'or knowingly publicises'.
Secretary Margaret Beckett 63 *Page 4, line 3 [Clause 7], at end insert 'to take place, or attempts to do so'.
Bill Wiggin 7 Page 4, line 3 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 64 *Page 4, line 4 [Clause 7], leave out paragraph (b).
Secretary Margaret Beckett 65 *Page 4, line 4 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 66 *Page 4, line 4 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 67 *Page 4, line 4 [Clause 7], at end insert
Bill Wiggin 8 Page 4, line 5 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 68 *Page 4, line 9 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 69 *Page 4, line 9 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 70 *Page 4, line 9 [Clause 7], at end insert
Secretary Margaret Beckett 82 *Page 4, line 10 [Clause 7], after 'or' insert 'reasonable'.
Secretary Margaret Beckett 83 *Page 4, line 11 [Clause 7], at end insert'(2A) A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, he
Bill Wiggin 10 Page 4, line 11 [Clause 7], at end insert'(2A) A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or excuse, he
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