Public Bill Committees
Animal Welfare Bill

• Animal Welfare Bill, 1st sitting (5 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Animals to which the Act applies (28 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 102, in clause 1, page 1, line 3, leave out ', except subsections (4) and (5), ''animal means' and insert ' ''animal'' means a vertebrate, a cephalopod or a...
  • Clause 2 - ''Protected animal'' (24 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 105, in clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out 'or' and insert 'and'.
  • Clause 3 - Responsibility for animals (22 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 108, in clause 3, page 2, line 9, leave out 'responsible' and insert 'who has accepted responsibility'.
  • Clause 4 - Unnecessary suffering (46 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 5, in clause 4, page 2, line 20, after 'suffer', insert 'whether physically or mentally'.
• Animal Welfare Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Unnecessary suffering (10 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 98, in clause 4, page 3, line 4, at end insert— '(3A) For the purposes of this section, an act of abandonment shall be considered to be a form of...
  • Clause 5 - Mutilation (91 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 100, in clause 5, page 3, line 10, at end insert 'unless he is a veterinary surgeon registered to perform that procedure.'.
  • Clause 6 - Administration of poisons etc. (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 85, in clause 6, page 3, line 40, at end insert— '(2A) A person can only be found guilty of an offence under subsections (1) or (2) if it is proven that the...
• Animal Welfare Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
  • Clause 7 - Fighting etc (97 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 164, in clause 7, page 4, line 3, after ‘arranges’, insert ‘or knowingly publicises’.
• Animal Welfare Bill, 4th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 7 - Fighting etc (9 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 8 - Duty of person responsible for animal to ensure welfare (63 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 88, in clause 8, page 4, line 17, leave out ‘in all the circumstances’.
  • Clause 9 - Transfer of animals by way of sale or prize to persons under 16 (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 15, in clause 9, page 4, line 38, leave out subsections (3) to (6) and insert— ‘(2A)A person commits an offence if he offers or gives an animal to another...
  • Clause 10 - Regulations to promote welfare (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 73, in clause 10, page 5, line 18, at end insert— ‘(1A)Provisions promoting the welfare of animals under subsection (1) may only be made if the appropriate...
  • 3.2 pm (57 speeches)
    Sitting suspended for a Division in the House.
• Animal Welfare Bill, 5th sitting (1 speech)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 11 - Licensing or registration of activities involving animals (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 207, in clause 11, page 6, line 8, at end insert— ‘(1A)A licence shall be required in all circumstances where an animal is used in a commercial...
  • Schedule 1 - Regulations under section 11 (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 47, in schedule 1, page 33, line 24, leave out ‘3 years’ and insert ‘12 months’. This is the point about the licence period being extended to...
  • Clause 12 - Codes of practice (8 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 79, in clause 12, page 7, line 4, leave out subsection (3). This is probably one of the most brief but important amendments that I have tabled, because it seeks to...
  • Clause 13 - Making and approval of codes of practice: England (17 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 81, in clause 13, page 7, line 15, at end insert— ‘()seek to consult publicly with all interested parties and make available the details of the evidence...
  • Clause 16 - Powers in relation to animals in distress (28 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 173, in clause 16, page 8, line 28, leave out subsection (4).
  • Clause 17 - Power of entry for section 16 purposes (35 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 153, in clause 17, page 9, line 28, after ‘entry’, insert ‘without warrant’.
  • Clause 18 - Orders in relation to animals taken under section 16(5) (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 209, in clause 18, page 10, line 3, at end insert ‘provided that it is satisfied that an information has been laid for an offence under any part of this Act...
  • Clause 19 - Seizure of animals involved in fighting offences (2 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 137, in clause 19, page 11, line 8, after ‘peace’ insert ‘is’.—[Mr. Bradshaw.]
  • Clause 20 - Entry and search under warrant in connection with offences (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 20, page 11, line 26, after ‘8’, insert ‘[Pet fairs],’.
• Animal Welfare Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
  • Clause 20 - Entry and search under warrant in connection with offences (49 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 145, in clause 20, page 11, line 26, after ‘8’, insert ‘[Non-domestic animals in circuses],’.
  • Clause 21 - Inspection of records required to be kept by holder of licence (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 22 - Inspections in connection with licences (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 24, in clause 22, page 12, line 7, at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (4),’.
  • Clause 26 - Power of local authority to prosecute offences (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 212, in clause 26, page 13, line 8, at end insert— ‘(2)Proceedings for a crime under this Act shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the...
  • Clause 27 - Time Limits for prosecutions (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 210, in clause 27, page 13, line 13, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— ‘(a)before the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the date of...
  • Clause 28 - Imprisonment or fine (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 158, in clause 28, page 13, line 34, leave out from ‘exceeding’ to end and insert £20,000’.
  • Clause 29 - Deprivation (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 176, in clause 29, page 14, line 20, at end insert— ‘(3A)The court shall not make an order for the destruction of an animal under this section unless it is...
• Animal Welfare Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mrs. Joan Humble in the Chair]
  • Clause 30 - Disqualification (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 58, in clause 30, page 15, line 11, at end insert ‘(e)from riding, driving or using animals.’. Welcome back to the Committee, Mrs. Humble. The amendment...
  • Clause 32 - Section 31: supplementary (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 179, in clause 32, page 16, line 44, leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert ‘(3)In giving directions which specify the manner in which an animal is to be...
  • Clause 34 - Destruction of animals involved in fighting offences (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 34, in clause 34, page 18, line 4, at end insert ‘, where it is reasonable to presume that a threat to public safety exists’.
  • Clause 35 - Reimbursement of costs relating to animals involved in fighting offences (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 35, in clause 35, page 18, line 41, at end insert ‘or had been trained so to do’. This amendment is an attempt to tease from the Minister the conditions...
  • Clause 36 - Forfeiture of equipment used in offences (25 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 208, in clause 36, page 19, line 10, at end insert— ‘(aa)in the case of a conviction for an offence under section 5, to an electric collar or similar...
  • Clause 37 - Orders under section 29, 31, 33, 34 or 36: pending appeals (4 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 186, in clause 37, page 20, line 13, at end insert— ‘(4A)A person appointed under subsection (4)(d) must be a person who the court is satisfied has...
  • Clause 40 - Effect in Scotland of disqualification under section 30 (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 45 - Inspectors (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 187, in clause 45, page 25, line 10, at end insert ‘(2A)A person may only be appointed as an inspector under this section if he holds an appropriate...
  • Clause 46 - Conditions for grant of warrant (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 42, in clause 46, page 25, line 40, at end insert ‘for a period of 10 days’. The clause relates to the conditions for the granting of a warrant and sets...
  • Clause 49 - Power to detain vessels, aircraft and hovercraft (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Animal Welfare Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
  • Clause 49 - Power to detain vessels, aircraft and hovercraft (1 speech)
    Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 52 - Scientific research (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 54 - Crown application (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 43, in clause 54, page 28, line 41, leave out subsections (6) and (7). Many of us who have been in this place for some time are interested in exemptions that apply to...
  • Clause 55 - Orders and regulations (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 49, in clause 55, page 29, line 6, after ‘orders’, insert ‘, codes’.
  • Clause 56 - General interpretation (35 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 188, in clause 56, page 29, line 32, at end insert ‘“sale” includes hire, barter and exchange, and related expressions shall be construed...
  • Schedule 3 - Minor and consequential amendments (9 speeches)
    Amendment proposed: No. 141, in schedule 3, page 39, line 28, at beginning insert— ‘(1)Section 2 of the Pet Animals Act 1951 (pets not to be sold in streets etc.) ceases to have...
  • Clause 59 - Repeals (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 117, in clause 59, page 30, line 32, after ‘repealed’, insert ‘or revoked’.
  • Schedule 4 - Repeals (5 speeches)
    Amendment proposed: No. 143, in schedule 4, page 43, line 2, column (2), leave out ‘“docking”’ and insert ‘“nicking”’.—[Mr. Bradshaw.]
  • Clause 60 - Transition (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 140, in clause 60, page 30, line 35, leave out subsection (1).—[Mr. Bradshaw.]
  • Clause 62 - Commencement (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 45, in clause 62, page 32, line 5, after ‘appoint’, insert ‘within 3 years following the passage of this Act’.
  • Clause 63 - Short title (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • New Clause 3 - Statutory improvement notices (3 speeches)
    ‘(1)Prior to any prosecutions taking place under section 8, the appropriate authority shall issue a person violating section 8 with a Statutory Improvement Notice which shall state the...
  • 2.7 pm (19 speeches)
    Sitting suspended for a Division in the House.
  • New Clause 4 - UK animal welfare enforcement database (12 speeches)
    ‘(1)The Secretary of State may, by regulation, establish a UK Animal Welfare Enforcement Database to assist the enforcement of this Act. (2)A UK Animal Welfare Enforcement Database...
  • New Clause 7 - Entry for purposes of arrest (0 speeches)
    ‘In section 17(1)(c) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (power of constable to enter and search premises for purpose of arresting a person for offence under specified...
  • New Clause 10 - Greyhounds (4 speeches)
    ‘The appropriate national authority shall make regulations under section 10 to introduce licensing of all racing greyhound tracks within two years of the day on which this Act is...
  • 3.2 pm (1 speech)
    Sitting suspended for a Division in the House.
  • New Clause 14 - Snares (7 speeches)
    ‘(1)Section 11 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69) (“the 1981 Act”) is amended. (2)In subsection (1)(a)— (a)after “position” insert “or...
  • New Clause 15 - Welfare of gamebird laying stock (14 speeches)
    ‘(1)The person responsible for an animal to which this section applies commits an offence if the animal is kept otherwise than in accordance with this section. (2)An enclosure in which any...