Clause 29 - Deprivation
Animal Welfare Bill
7:00 pm
Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government amendments Nos. 138 and 139.
Amendment No. 177, in clause 29, page 14, line 33, at end insert—
‘(5A)A person appointed under subsection (4)(a) shall be a veterinary surgeon or other person who the court is satisfied has the appropriate training and qualification in, and experience of, animal welfare.’.
Amendment No. 57, in clause 29, page 14, line 34, after ‘decides’, insert
‘to make an order or’.
Amendment No. 29, in clause 29, page 14, line 44, at end insert
‘, where it is appropriate to do so in the interests of the animal.’.
Amendment No. 178, in clause 31, page 16, line 16, at end insert
‘; and
(c)in the case of the destruction of an animal, it is satisfied, on the basis of evidence given by a veterinary surgeon, that it is appropriate to do so in the interests of the animal.’.
Amendment No. 31, in clause 31, page 16, line 27, at end insert
‘, where it is appropriate so to do in the interests of the animal.’.
Amendment No. 182, in clause 34, page 18, 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 satisfied, on the basis of evidence given by a veterinary surgeon, that it is appropriate to do so in the interests of the animal.’.