Defined term

“animal”

Defined in 22 Acts, 37 statutory instruments and 4 EU-derived instruments.

  1. Agriculture Act 1970 Act
  2. Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963 Act
  3. Animal Health Act 1981 Act 6 definitions
  4. Animal Welfare Act 2006 Act 3 definitions
  5. Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022 Act 2 definitions
  6. The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits)(England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 SI
  7. Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 Act
  8. Animals (Scotland) Act 1987 Act
  9. The Bluetongue (Compensation) Order 2007 SI
  10. The Bluetongue Order 2007 SI
  11. The Bluetongue Regulations 2008 SI
  12. The Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2019 SI
  13. The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements) Order 1993 SI
  14. The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 SI
  15. The Control of Poisons and Explosives Precursors Regulations 2015 SI
  16. Corporation Tax Act 2009 Act 3 definitions
  17. Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  18. Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC EU regulation
  19. The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014 SI
  20. The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 SI
  21. The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991 SI
  22. Food Act 1984 Act
  23. Food Safety Act 1990 Act 2 definitions
  24. Food Standards Act 1999 Act
  25. Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 Act 3 definitions
  26. Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 Act
  27. The Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980 SI
  28. Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 Act 2 definitions
  29. Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Act 2 definitions
  30. The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement)(Interim Measures) (England) (No. 2) Order 2002 SI
  31. The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 SI
  32. The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 SI
  33. Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation) EU regulation
  34. Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance) EU regulation
  35. Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976 Act
  36. Road Traffic Act 1972 Act
  37. Road Traffic Act 1988 Act
  38. The Security of Animal Pathogens (Exceptions to Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2007 SI
  39. The Security of Pathogens and Toxins (Exceptions to Dangerous Substances) Regulations 2002 SI
  40. The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2007 SI
  41. The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (England) Order 2009 SI
  42. Slaughter of Animals (Scotland) Act 1980 Act
  43. Slaughterhouses Act 1974 Act
  44. The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 1998 SI 2 definitions
  45. The Specified Animal Pathogens Order 2008 SI 2 definitions
  46. The Specified Diseases (Notification and Slaughter) Order 1992 SI 3 definitions
  47. The Town and Country Planning (Car Park D Ebbsfleet International Station) (EU Exit) Special Development Order 2019 SI
  48. The Town and Country Planning (Manston Airport) Special Development Order 2019 SI
  49. The Town and Country Planning (North Weald Airfield) (EU Exit) Special Development Order 2019 SI
  50. The Town and Country Planning (Waterbrook Ashford) (EU Exit) Special Development Order 2019 SI
  51. The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 SI
  52. The Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (England) (No. 2) Order 2000 SI
  53. The Transport of Animals (Cleansing and Disinfection) (England) (No. 3) Order 2003 SI 2 definitions
  54. The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2005 SI
  55. The Tuberculosis (England) Order 2006 SI
  56. Value Added Tax Act 1994 Act
  57. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2005 SI
  58. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2006 SI
  59. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2007 SI
  60. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 SI 2 definitions
  61. The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 SI 3 definitions
  62. The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 SI 7 definitions
  63. Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 Act

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