Animal Health Act 1981

61 [F1 Powers of arrest as to rabies.][F1 Powers of entry and search in relation to rabies offences ] E+W

(1) [F2 Without prejudice to the powers of arrest conferred by section 60 above or otherwise, a constable may arrest without warrant any person whom he, with reasonable cause, suspects to be in the act of committing or to have committed an offence to which this section applies.]

(2) The offences to which this section applies[F3 for the purposes of section 17(1)(caa) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ] are offences against this Act consisting of—

(a) the landing or attempted landing of any animal [F4 or importation or attempted importation through the tunnel system as defined in the Channel Tunnel Act 1987 of any animal] in contravention of an order made under this Act and expressed to be made for the purpose of preventing the introduction of rabies into Great Britain; or

(b) the failure by the person having the charge or control of any vessel or boat to discharge any obligation imposed on him in that capacity by such an order; or

(c) the movement, in contravention of an order under section 17 or section 23 above, of any animal into, within or out of a place or area declared to be infected with rabies.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 61 heading substituted (E.W.) (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 178(8), Sch. 7 para. 55(2)(b); S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m)

F2 S. 61(1) repealed (E.W.) (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 178(8)(8), Sch. 7 para. 21(2), 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m)(u)

F3 Words in s. 61(2) inserted (E.W.) (1.1.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), s. 178(8), Sch. 7 para. 55(2)(a); S.I. 2005/3495, art. 2(1)(m)

F4 Words inserted by S.I. 1990/2371, art. 2(1), Sch. 1