Updated to 23 October 2025
(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
Contents
Commencement
| Section |
Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
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Whole Act |
4 July 1984 |
Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected |
Affecting Provision |
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Repealed |
15/2013, ss. 1(2), 4 & sch. 1 |
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Saving for. |
2/2000, ss. 1(5), 31, sch. 2, pts. 1, 2 |
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S.I. No. 127 of 2000, reg. 14(2)(a) |
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S.I. No. 7 of 2002, reg. 15(b) |
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S.I. No. 98 of 2002, reg. 15(b) |
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S.I. No. 48 of 2003, reg. 18(b) |
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S.I. No. 705 of 2006, reg. 15(4)(a) |
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S.I. No. 14 of 2008, regs. 1, 15(4)(a) |
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S.I. No. 311 of 2010, reg. 42(4) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|
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S. 3 |
Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes (Electro-Immobilisation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 197 of 2007) |
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Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes Act 1984 (Bovine Animals) (Prohibition on Tail Docking) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 263 of 2003) |
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Welfare of Deer Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 267 of 1994) |
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Care and Welfare of Poultry (Laying Hens) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 238 of 1990) |
