Slaughter of Animals Act 1958
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Slaughter of Animals Act 1958 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 8) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to the slaughter of animals in England and Wales.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the slaughter of animals.
Citation7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 8
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[b]
Royal assent18 December 1958
| Act of Parliament | |
| |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the slaughter of animals. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 December 1958 |
| Commencement | 18 January 1959[c] |
| Repealed | 1 April 1974 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Slaughterhouses Act 1974 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 12(1) of the act repealed 4 enactments, listed in the third schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 39 | Slaughter of Animals Act 1933 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 27 | Slaughter of Animals (Pigs) Act 1953 | The whole act. |
| 2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 59 | Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 | Sections two to nine. In section ten, subsection (2). In section eleven, subsection (2). In section twelve, subsection (2). The First Schedule. In the Second Schedule, in Part I, the entries relating to the Slaughter of Animals Act 1933. |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 70 | Slaughterhouses Act 1958 | Section eight. In section nine, in subsection (1), the words "or by virtue of". In section thirteen, the proviso to subsection (1). The Second Schedule. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 47(2) of, and schedule 6 to, the Slaughterhouses Act 1974, which came into operation on 1 April 1974.[3]
Section 12(1) of, and schedule 3 to, the act were repealed by section 1 of, and part XI of the schedule to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1974, which came into force on 27 June 1974.[4]