Legislation
Rules on penalties
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015
Penalties
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1782/pdfs/uksi_20151782_en.pdf
33.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulatio
n 30
or
31 is liable on summary conviction to a fine, except where
specified in paragraph (2).
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulati
on 30(1)(g)
in relation to a contravention of Article 3 is liable on summary
conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
three months.
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007
Penalties
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1782/pdfs/uksi_20151782_en.pdf
9.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 7 is
liable on summary conviction to— (a) imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 51 weeks; (b) a fine not exceeding level 4 on the
standard scale; or (c) both the term of imprisonment referred to
sub-paragraph (a) and the fine referred to in sub-paragraph (b).
(2) In relation to an offence committed before the
commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act
2003(11), the reference in paragraph (1)(a) to 51 weeks must
be taken as a reference to 6 months.
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The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing Regulations (Northern
Penalties
Ireland) 2014
26.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulations 23 or
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/107/pdfs/nisr_20140107_en.pdf
24 is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level
5 on the standard scale, except where specified in paragraph
(2).
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 23(1)(f) in
relation to a contravention of Article 3 of the EU Regulation is
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5
on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three months.
Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
Penalties
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/156/pdfs/nisr_20120156_en.pdf
7. A person guilty of an offence under regulation 6 is liable
on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;
(b)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale; or
(c)both the term of imprisonment referred to in sub-paragraph
(a) and the fine referred to in sub-paragraph (b).
The Welfare of Animals (Transport) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
30. Penalties
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/538/pdfs/nisr_20060538_en.pdf
A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations shall be
liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5
on the standard scale or to imprisonment not exceeding 3
months or to both.
The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Enforcement and offences
28.—(1) These Regulations are enforced by the local authority.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/606/contents
(2) The Scottish Ministers may direct, in relation to cases of a
particular description or a particular case, that any duty
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imposed on a local authority under paragraph (1) shall be
discharged by the Scottish Ministers and not the local authority.
(3) The following provisions of the Act apply as if these
Regulations were an Order made under the Act, and as if the
definitions of animals and poultry in section 87 of the Act were
extended to include all vertebrate animals–
(a)
section 66 (refusal and obstruction);
(b)
section 67 (issue of false licences etc.);
(c)
section 68 (issue of licences etc. in blank);
(d)
section 69 (falsely obtaining licences etc.);
(e)
section 70 (alteration of licences etc.);
(f)
section 71 (other offences as to licences);
(g)
section 72 (offences made and declared by and under this Act);
(h)
section 73 (general offences);
(i)
section 77 (money recoverable summarily); and
(j)
section 79(1) to (4) (evidence and procedure).
(4) No contravention of, or failure to comply with, a provision
of these Regulations by the Scottish Ministers, a local
authority, a veterinary inspector or an inspector shall constitute
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a contravention for the purposes of any section listed in
paragraph (3).
(5) A person who, by virtue of these Regulations is guilty of an
offence under the Act, is liable on summary conviction to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine
not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010
Offences
11. A person responsible for animals who—
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/388/pdfs/ssi_20100388_en.pdf (a)
without lawful authority or reasonable excuse—
(i)
contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of these
Regulations;
(ii)
fails to comply with a notice served under regulation 8 within
the time specified in the notice;
(b)
makes any entry in a record, or gives any information for the
purposes of these Regulations which that person knows to be
false in any material particular or, for those purposes,
recklessly makes a statement or recklessly gives any
information which is false in any material particular; or
(c)
causes or permits any of the above,
is guilty of an offence and will be liable on summary conviction
to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Scotland) Regulations 2012
Penalties
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24.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2012/321/pdfs/ssi_20120321_en.pdf
22(1)(b), (c) or (d) is liable on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 22(1)(a), (2),
(3) or (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not
exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Wales) Regulations 2014
Penalties
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2014/951/pdfs/wsi_20140951_mi.pdf
33.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulatio
n 30
or
31 is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
level 5 on the standard scale, except where specified in
paragraph (2).
(2) A person guilty of an offence under regulati
on 30(1)(g)
in relation to a contravention of Article 3 is liable on summary
conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale
or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2007
Penalties
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/3070/pdfs/wsi_20073070_mi.pdf
9.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 7 is
liable on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks;
(b)a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; or
(c)both the term of imprisonment referred to sub-paragraph
(a) and the fine referred to in sub-paragraph (b).
(2) In relation to an offence committed before the
commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act
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2003(1), the reference in paragraph (1)(a) to 51 weeks must be
taken as a reference to 6 months.
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