Protection of Animals Act 1911

The Protection of Animals Act 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 27) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated legislation relating to animal welfare in the United Kingdom. It received royal assent on 18 August 1911.

Protection of Animals Act 1911^[a]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate, amend, and extend certain enactments relating to Animals and to Knackers; and to make further provision with respect thereto
Citation	1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 27
Territorial extent	England and Wales Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	18 August 1911
Commencement	1 January 1912[b]
Other legislation
Amends	Knackers Act 1786 Knackers Act 1844
Repeals/revokes	Cruelty to Animals Act 1849 Cruelty to Animals Act 1854 Poisoned Grain Prohibition Act 1863 Poisoned Flesh Prohibition Act 1864 Drugging of Animals Act 1876 Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900 Injured Animals Act 1907
Amended by	Protection of Animals Act (1911) Amendment Act 1912 Statute Law Revision Act 1927 Hunting Act 2004 Animal Welfare Act 2006
Repealed by	Animal Welfare Act 2006 (United Kingdom) Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 (Republic of Ireland)
Relates to	Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 18 of the act repealed 9 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.

Citation	Short title	Description	Extent of repeal
26 Geo. 3. c. 71	Knackers Act 1786	The Knackers Act, 1786	Section four.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 87	Knackers Act 1844	The Knackers Act, 1844	Section three.
12 & 13 Vict. c. 92	Cruelty to Animals Act 1849	The Cruelty to Animals Act, 1849	The whole act, so far as not already repealed.
17 & 18 Vict. c. 60.	Cruelty to Animals Act 1854	The Cruelty to Animals Act, 1854	The whole act.
26 & 27 Vict. c. 113	Poisoned Grain Prohibition Act 1863	The Poisoned Grain Prohibition Act, 1863	The whole act.
27 & 28 Vict. c. 115	Poisoned Flesh Prohibition Act 1864	The Poisoned Flesh Prohibition Act, 1864	The whole act.
39 & 40 Vict. c. 13	Drugging of Animals Act 1876	The Drugging of Animals Act, 1876	The whole act.
63 & 64 Vict. c. 33	Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900	The Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act, 1900	The whole act.
7 Edw. 7. c. 5	Injured Animals Act 1907	The Injured Animals Act, 1907	The whole act.

Subsequent developments

Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912^[c]

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate and amend enactments relating to Animals and Knackers; and to make further provision with respect thereto.
Citation	2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 14
Territorial extent	Scotland[d]
Dates
Royal assent	13 December 1912
Commencement	1 January 1913[e]
Other legislation
Amends	Knackers Act 1786 Knackers Act 1844
Repeals/revokes	Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act 1850 Cruelty to Animals Act 1854 Poisoned Grain Prohibition Act 1863 Poisoned Flesh Prohibition Act 1864 Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act 1895 Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900 Injured Animals Act 1907 Wild Animals in Captivity Protection (Scotland) Act 1909
Amended by	Statute Law Revision Act 1927 Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Act 1954 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Plant Protection Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003 Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006
Relates to	Protection of Animals Act 1911
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (2 & 3 Geo. 5. c. 14) made similar provisions for Scotland. Section 18(1) of that act extended the repealed by the 1911 act to Scotland. Section 18(2) repealed 3 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.

Citation	Short title	Description	Extent of repeal
13 & 14 Vict. c. 92	Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act 1850	The Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act, 1850.	The whole act.
58 & 59 Vict. c. 13	Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act 1895	The Cruelty to Animals (Scotland) Act, 1895.	The whole act.
9 Edw. 7. c. 33	Wild Animals in Captivity Protection (Scotland) Act 1909	The Wild Animals in Captivity (Scotland) Act, 1909.	The whole act.

The act was largely repealed and replaced by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, which consolidated many different forms of animal welfare legislation.

See also

• Wild Animals in Captivity Protection Act 1900
• Animal welfare in the United Kingdom

Notes

1. Section 19(3).
2. Section 19(2).
3. Section 16(3).
4. Section 14.
5. Section 16(1).

External links

• Text of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
• Text of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.