Animal Welfare Act 2006

Part 3 E+WSupplementary

18E+WPower to make regulations under section 13(7) includes power—

(a)to make provision for purposes other than the purpose of promoting the welfare of animals for which a person is responsible;

(b)to make different provision for different cases or areas;

(c)to provide for exemptions from a provision of the regulations, either subject to specified conditions or without conditions.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 18 in force at 27.3.2007 for W. by S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(d)

19(1)Power to make regulations under section 13 includes power to make incidental, supplementary, consequential or transitional provision or savings.E+W

(2)In the case of provision consequential on the repeal of an enactment specified in section 13(8), the power under sub-paragraph (1) includes power—

(a)to amend or repeal an enactment;

(b)to make provision for the purpose of continuing the effect of an enactment repealed under paragraph (a).

(3)The power under sub-paragraph (2)(b) includes power to provide that breach of a provision of the regulations is an offence, but does not include power to create an offence triable on indictment or punishable with—

(a)imprisonment for a term exceeding 51 weeks, or

(b)a fine exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 27.3.2007 for W. by S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(d)