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| 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. |
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| 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| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |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 | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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. | |
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]
The main provisions relating to civil liability have now been repealed by the Animals Act 1971.
Provisions
[edit]Repealed enactments
[edit]Section 10 of the act repealed 6 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.[2]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 |
Subsequent developments
[edit]| 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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |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 act was amended in 1928 by the Dogs (Amendment) Act 1928} (c. 21).
Section 5 of the act was repealed by section 16(1) of, and the schedule to, the Dog Licences Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 55), which came into force on 16 October 1959.[3]
Sections 8(c) and 9(a) of the act were repealed by section 1(1) of, and part III of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976, which came into force on 27 May 1976.[4]
Section 6 of the act was repealed by section 1(1) of, and group 1 of part 7 of schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004, which came into force on 22 July 2004.[5]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Dogs Act 1906 | LexisNexis". www.lexisnexis.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Dogs Act 1906", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Edw7/6 c. 32
- ↑ "Dog Licences Act 1959", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/7-8 c. 55
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1976 c. 16
- ↑ "Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2004 c. 14
External links
[edit]- Text of the Dogs Act 1906 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Dogs Act 1906 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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