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PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1911

PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1911 - LONG TITLE

An Act to consolidate, amend, and extend certain enactments relating
to Animals and to Knackers; and to make further provision with
respect thereto.
[18th August 1911]
Ss.14A rep. by 1961 c.9 (NI) s.1(1)(c); 1972 c.7 (NI) s.31 sch.2

PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1911 - SECT 5
Compliance by knackers with certain regulations.

5.(1) Every person who shall carry on, or assist in carrying on,
the trade or business of a knacker shall observe and conform to
the regulations set out in the First Schedule to this Act, and, if
any person, carrying on or assisting in the carrying on of the
said trade or business, contravenes or fails to comply with, or
causes or procures or permits any contravention or non-compliance
with, any such regulation, he shall be liable upon summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

(2) Any constable shall have a right to enter any knacker's yard
at any hour by day, or at any hour when business is or apparently
is in progress or is usually carried on therein, for the purpose
of examining whether there is or has been any contravention of or
non-compliance with the provisions of this Act, and, if any person
refuses to permit any constable to enter any premises which he is
entitled to enter under this section, or obstructs or impedes him
in the execution of his duty under this section, he shall, upon
summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.

Subs.(3) spent

(4) For the purposes of this Act, an animal shall be deemed to
have been delivered to a knacker if it has been delivered either
to the knacker himself, or to any person on his behalf, or at the
knacker's yard.

PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1911 - SECT 6
Persons licensed to slaughter horses not to be horse dealers at
same time.

6.(1) It shall not be lawful for any person who shall be licensed
to slaughter horses, during the time while such licence shall be in
force, to carry on the trade or business of a dealer in horses.

(2) If any person shall act in contravention of this section, he
shall be liable upon summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten
pounds.

Ss.714 rep. by 1952 c.12 (NI) s.6(1); 1972 c.7 (NI) s.31 sch.2

PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1911 - SECT 15
Definitions.

15. In this Act, except the context otherwise requires, or it is
otherwise expressly provided

Paras.(a)(d) rep. by 1972 c.7 (NI) s.31 sch.2

(e)the expression "knacker" means a person whose trade or business
is to kill any cattle not killed for the purpose of the flesh
being used as butcher's meat, and the expression "knacker's yard"
means any building or place used for the purpose, or partly for
the purpose, of such trade or business, and the expression "cattle"
includes any horse, ass, mule, bull, sheep, goat, or pig;

Paras.(f)(g) rep. by 1972 c.7 (NI) s.31 sch.2

Ss.17, 18 rep. by SLR 1927; 1952 c.12 (NI) s.17(2); 1972 c.7 (NI)
s.31 sch.2

PROTECTION OF ANIMALS ACT 1911 - SECT 19
Short title.

19.Subs.(1)(2) rep. by SLR 1927

(3) [This Act may be cited as the Protection of Animals Act,
1911.]

1. The name of the knacker, together with the word "knacker," shall
be painted or affixed in a conspicuous manner over the door or
gate of the knacker's yard.

2. The hair shall be cut from the neck of any horse, ass, or
mule directly the animal has been delivered to the knacker.

3. All animals shall be slaughtered, with as little suffering as
possible, within two days from the time that they have been
delivered to the knacker. Any animal which is in pain shall be so
slaughtered without delay.

4. All animals shall be properly fed and watered after they have
been delivered to the knacker.

5. No animal shall be used or employed for any work after it has
been delivered to the knacker.

6. The knacker shall enter in a book kept for the purpose such a
full and correct description of the colour, marks, and gender of
every animal delivered to him as may clearly distinguish and
identify the same, and the name and address of the owner thereof,
and the book shall be produced by him before any justice of the
peace upon the requirement of such justice, and the knacker shall
allow such book to be inspected and extracts to be made therefrom
at all reasonable times by any police constable or by any other
person authorised by a justice of the peace.

7. No person who is under the age of sixteen years shall be
admitted to, or permitted to remain in, the knacker's yard during
the process of slaughtering or of cutting up the carcase of any
animal.

8. No animal shall be killed in the sight of any other animal
awaiting slaughter.

9. The knacker shall not sell or part with alive, or cause or
procure or permit any person to sell or part with alive, any
animal which has been delivered to him.

Second Schedule rep. by SLR 1927. Third Schedule rep. by 1972 c.7
(NI) s.31 sch.2