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Barbed Wire Act 1893
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Barbed Wire Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 32) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to prevent the use of Barbed Wire for Fences in Roads, Streets, Lanes, and other Thoroughfares. |
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| Citation | 56 & 57 Vict. c. 32 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 27 July 1893 |
| Commencement | 27 July 1893[b] |
| Repealed | 1 January 1960 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Highways Act 1959 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The act provided that where barbed wire was placed adjoining a highway in such a manner as to pose a danger to people or animals using the highway, then the local authority was empowered to demand its removal; if the owner of the wire failed to remove it, the council could apply for a court order, and if this failed it was empowered to remove the wire and charge any expenses to the owner.[1]
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 312(2) of, and the twenty-fifth schedule to, the Highways Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25), which came into force on 1 January 1960.[2]
Notes
- Section 1.