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Dogs Act 1906
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Dogs Act 1906 (6 Edw. 7. c. 32) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to injury to livestock by dogs, and otherwise amended the law relating to dogs, in the United Kingdom.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate and amend the Enactments relating to injury to live stock by Dogs, and otherwise to amend the Law relating to Dogs.
Territorial extentUnited Kingdom
Royal assent4 August 1906
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the Enactments relating to injury to live stock by Dogs, and otherwise to amend the Law relating to Dogs. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 6 Edw. 7. c. 32 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 4 August 1906 |
| Commencement | 1 January 1907[a] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
Status: Amended | |
| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Dogs Act 1906 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Long titleAn Act to amend the Dogs Act, 1906.
Citation18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 21
Territorial extent[c]
Royal assent3 August 1928
| Dogs (Amendment) Act 1928[b] | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Dogs Act, 1906. |
| Citation | 18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 21 |
| Territorial extent | [c] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 August 1928 |
| Commencement | 3 August 1928[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Dogs Act 1906 |
| Amended by | |
Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Dogs (Amendment) Act 1928 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The main provisions relating to civil liability have now been repealed by the Animals Act 1971.
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 10 of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 25 & 26 Vict. c. 59 | Dogs (Ireland) Act 1862 | The whole act |
| 26 & 27 Vict. c. 100 | Dogs (Scotland) Act 1863 | The whole act |
| 28 & 29 Vict. c. 60 | Dogs Act 1865 | The whole act |
| 30 & 31 Vict. c. 134 | Metropolitan Streets Act 1867 | Section eighteen to "by reason of such detention." |
| 34 & 35 Vict. c. 56 | Dogs Act 1871 | Section one, and section five from "The expression 'police district'" to the end of the section |
| 55 & 56 Vict. c. 55 | Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 | Section three hundred and ninety |
See also
Notes
- Section 11.
- Section 4(1).
- Section 4(2).
