(1)F2... Nothing in this Act shall apply to the keeping of a dog at any premises in pursuance of a requirement imposed under, or having effect by virtue of, the M1Diseases of Animals Act 1950.
(2)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—
F3...
“local authority” means [F4in England F5...] the council of a London borough [F6the council of a district] or the Common Council of the City of London F7...; and in Scotland means [F8a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994];
“veterinary practitioner” means a person who is for the time being registered in the supplementary veterinary register;
“veterinary surgeon” means a person who is for the time being registered in the register of veterinary surgeons.]
Textual Amendments
F1Act repealed (E.W.) (1.10.2018) by The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/486), Sch. 9 para. 5 (with reg. 27)
F2Words in s. 5(1) repealed (30.12.1999) by 1999 c. 11, ss. 10, 11(2), Sch.
F3S. 5(2): definition of "breeding or rearing establishment" repealed (30.12.1999) by 1999 c. 11, ss. 10, 11(2), Sch.
F4Words inserted by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 7 para. 15(2)
F5Words in definition of “local authority”in s. 5(2) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6)(8), Sch. 16 para. 42, Sch. 18 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2
F6Words substituted by Local Government Act 1974 (c. 7), Sch. 7 para. 15(2)
F7Words in s. 5(2) omitted (30.4.2015) by virtue of The Animal Welfare (Breeding of Dogs) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3266), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 1
F8Words in definition of “local authority”in s. 5(2) substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 91; S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(b)(c)
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