The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2003

Made: 9th July 2003

Coming into force: 1st August 2003

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Title, application and commencement

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Interpretation

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Exceptions

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The use of premises for animal gatherings

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27 day restriction on when an animal gathering can take place

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Exemption from the 27 day restricted period for premises with a paved animal area

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Maximum time limits

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Duties on persons at an animal gathering

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Restrictions following an animal gathering

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Enforcement

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE — REQUIREMENTS AT AN ANIMAL GATHERING

Duties on a licensee

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Duties on persons attending the animal gathering

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Footwear in the animal area

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Vehicles

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Signed

Ben Bradshaw — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — 9th July 2003

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1981 c. 22. Functions conferred under the 1981 Act on “the Ministers” (as defined in section 86 of that Act) were transferred, so far as exercisable by the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales, to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) and were then further transferred to the Secretary of State by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794).

[^f00002]: S.I. 1978/32 as amended by S.I. 1999/919 and S.I. 2000/3195 and, as regards England, S.I. 2001/608.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2003/1729.

[^f00004]: S.R. & O. 1925/1349.

[^f00005]: S.R. & O. 1926/546.

[^f00006]: S.R. & O. 1927/982.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1996/3265.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2003/253.

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Editorial notes

[^key-11525c99b776e12a49f42e4552aa1162]: Order revoked (1.6.2004) by The Animal Gatherings (England) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1202), arts. 1, 14