Zoo Licensing Act 1981

Type Public General Act
Publication 1981-07-27
Last updated 2022-06-08
State In force
Department Statute Law Database
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Reform history JSON API
136

Words in s. 1(2) omitted (E.) (8.1.2003) by virtue of S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 4(a) (which omission is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 1(a) (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 4(a)

138

S. 2(2A) inserted (E.) (8.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 6 (which insertion is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 3 (with reg. 4))

139

S. 4(1)(b) and word omitted: (E.) (8.1.2003) by virtue of S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 7(a) (which omission is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 4(a) (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 7(a)

141

Words in s. 4(6) substituted (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 11, ss. 4, 6(2), Sch. 2 para. 32

153

Words in s. 6(2) omitted (E.) (8.1.2003) by virtue of S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 9(b) (which omission is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 6(b) (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 9(b)

156

Words in s. 11(1)(c) inserted (E.) (8.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 14 (which insertion is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 11 (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 14

157

Words in s. 12(1) inserted (E.) (8.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 16 (which insertion is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by virtue of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 13 (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 16

158

S. 21(1): definition of “zoo closure direction” inserted (E.) (8.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3080, regs. 1(1), 2, 26 (which insertion is extended (W.) (22.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/992), regs. 1(1), 2(1), Sch. para. 23 (with reg. 4)); and (S.) (1.4.2003) by The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/174), regs. 1(1), 26

159

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

160

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales only

161

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

162

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

163

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

164

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

165

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

166

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

167

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

168

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

169

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

170

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

171

This version of this provision extends to England and Wales only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only

172

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

173

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

174

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

175

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

176

This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales

177

S. 1(4) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 1

178

S. 20 repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 1

179

S. 22(1)(b) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 1

180

S. 23(2) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 17 Group 1

186

Words in s. 4(5) substituted (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 3 para. 11(a) (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(l); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(l)

187

Words in s. 4(5) inserted (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 3 para. 11(b) (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(l); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(l)

188

Words in s. 4(5) inserted (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 3 para. 11(c) (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(l); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(l)

189

Words in s. 4(5) inserted (27.3.2007 for W., 6.4.2007 for E.) by Animal Welfare Act 2006 (c. 45), s. 68(3), Sch. 3 para. 11(d) (with ss. 1(2), 58(1), 59, 60); S.I. 2007/1030, art. 2(1)(l); S.I. 2007/499, art. 2(2)(l)

190

S. 3(3)(a)(ii) substituted (S.) (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 52(a); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

191

Words in s. 3(3)(b) substituted (S.) (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), sch. 7 para. 52(b); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)

198

Words in s. 1(2) inserted (W.) (1.12.2020) by Wild Animals and Circuses (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 2), ss. 8(2), 12 (with ss. 9, 10)

Zoo closure direction

Welfare of animals following closure of zoo

Directions

19B
  • (1) Subject to subsection (2), any reference in this Act to any document, notice, notification or statement in writing shall include a reference to that document, notice, notification or statement being an electronic communication (as defined in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 (c. 7)), which has been recorded and is consequently capable of being reproduced.
  • (2) Any notice which a local authority requires to send may be given to or served on a person by such an electronic communication only if–
  • (a) the person consents in writing to the receipt of a notice of the kind in question from the sender by electronic communication sent to a specified number or address; and
  • (b) the communication is sent to the number or address in question.
  • (3) In any legal proceedings, an electronic communication sent to any person under this Act shall, unless the contrary is proven, be regarded as having been received by that person on the second working day after the day on which it was sent.
  • (4) In subsection (3), “working day” means a day which is not–
  • (a) a Saturday;
  • (b) a Sunday;
  • (c) Christmas Eve;
  • (d) a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c. 80);
  • (e) a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning; or
  • (f) a day which is a local or public holiday in the area in which the electronic communication is to be sent.

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