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:—

    'Where an animal has been removed from its owner and disposed of by any means under any powers in this Act and where consequently the owner has been found not guilty of the offence connected with this removal, or the case has been otherwise disposed of, reasonable compensation shall be paid to the owner for the loss of his property.'.


Circus animals

   

Shona McIsaac
Mr David Drew

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—

      (a) subsection (2) to (11) of section 16E of the 1981 Act (obligations of zoo operator on closure of zoo); and accordingly

      (b) sections 16F (power of local authority to dispose of animals), 16G (powers of entry) and 19(3D) to (3F), (4) and (5) (offences and penalties) of the 1981 Act,

    with such modifications as the appropriate national authority considers appropriate.

    (7)   In this section—

      (a) "circus" means a place where animals are kept or introduced wholly or mainly for the purpose of performing tricks or manoeuvres at that place;

      (b) "winter holding quarters" means any establishment other than a circus where animals which are kept or used in, or for the purposes of, a circus are kept on more than seven days in any period of 12 consecutive months.'.


   

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—

      '(a) to the docking of the tail of a working gundog; or

      (b) '.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett

38

*Page     3,     line     25     [Clause     5],     at end insert—

    '( ) Nothing in this section applies to the removal of the whole or any part of a dog's tail.'.

   

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—

      (a) by a veterinary surgeon; and

      (b) on a dog which is less than 10 days old.'.


   

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—

      '(aa) distributes promotional material for an animal fight;

      (ab) willingly accepts promotional material for an animal fight;'.

   

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—

      '( ) knowingly receives money for admission to an animal fight;'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett

66

*Page     4,     line     4     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

      '( ) knowingly publicises a proposed animal fight;'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett

67

*Page     4,     line     4     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

      '( ) provides information about an animal fight to another with the intention of enabling or encouraging attendance at the fight;'.

   

Bill Wiggin

8

Page     4,     line     5     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

      '(ba) knowingly participates in the publicising of an animal fight;'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett

68

*Page     4,     line     9     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

      '( ) has in his possession anything designed or adapted for use in connection with an animal fight with the intention of its being so used;'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett

69

*Page     4,     line     9     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

      '( ) keeps or trains an animal for use for in connection with an animal fight;'.

   

Secretary Margaret Beckett

70

*Page     4,     line     9     [Clause     7],     at end insert—

      '( ) keeps any premises for use for an animal fight.'.

   

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—

      (a) knowingly supplies a video recording of an animal fight,

      (b) knowingly publishes a video recording of an animal fight,

      (c) knowingly shows a video recording of an animal fight to another, or

      (d) possesses a video recording of an animal fight, knowing it to be such a recording, with the intention of supplying it.

    (2B)   Subsection (2A) does not apply if the video recording is of an animal fight that took place—

      (a) outside Great Britain, or

      (b) before the commencement date.

    (2C)   Subsection (2A) does not apply—

      (a) in the case of paragraph (a), to the supply of a video recording for inclusion in a programme service;

      (b) in the case of paragraph (b) or (c), to the publication or showing of a video recording by means of its inclusion in a programme service;

      (c) in the case of paragraph (d), by virtue of intention to supply for inclusion in a programme service.

    (2D)   Provision extending the application of an offence under subsection (2A), so far as relating to the provision of information society services, may be made under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 (c.68) (powers to implement Community obligations by regulations) notwithstanding the limits imposed by paragraph 1(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to that Act on the penalties with which an offence may be punishable on summary conviction.'.

   

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—

      (a) produces a visual record of an animal fight,

      (b) is in possession of a visual record of an animal fight, or

      (c) distributes a visual record of an animal fight.'.

 
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