Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019

United Kingdom law

United Kingdom legislation

Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019
Dates
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	^{An Act to make provision to the use of wild animals in travelling ciruses}
Citation	2019 c.24
Territorial extent	England and Wales
Royal assent	24 July 2019^[1]
Commencement	20 January 2020^[2]
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prohibited the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.

Provisions

The provisions of the act include:

Prohibiting the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England. Breaching this law was made an offence punishable with a fine.^[3]
Making provision for inspections of circuses to ensure compliance.^[4]
Amending Section 5(2) of the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 to make it apply only to Wales.^[5]

Definitions

"Wild animals" are defined as those not commonly domesticated in Great Britain.^[3]
Animals are "used" if they perform or are exhibited as part of the circus.^[3]

References

^ "Introductory Text". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ "4 - Extent, commencement and short title". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1 - Prohibition on use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ "2 - Inspections". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ "3 - Consequential amendment". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

UK legislation

Pre-parliamentary legislation

Acts of parliaments of states preceding
the Kingdom of Great Britain

Parliament of England	1225–1267 1275–1307 1308–1325 Temp. incert. 1327–1376 1377–1397 1399–1411 1413–1421 1422–1460 1461 1463 1464 1467 1468 1472 1474 1477 1482 1483 1485 1487 1488 1491 1495 1496 1503 1509 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1523 1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1539 1540 1541 1542 1543 1545 1546 1547 1548 1549 1551 1553 1554 1555 1557 1558 1562 1566 1571 1572 1575 1580 1584 1586 1588 1592 1597 1601 1603 1605 1606 1609 1620 1623 1625 1627 Petition of Right 1640 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1670 1672 1675 1677 1678 1679 Habeas Corpus Act 1680 1685 1688 1689 Bill of Rights 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706
Parliament of Scotland	to 1707

Parliament of England