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Article 3 New provisions as to strict liability for damage done by animals

The provisions of Articles 4 to 6 and Article 8 replace—

(a)

the rules of common law imposing a strict liability in tort for damage done by an animal on the ground that the animal is regarded as ferae naturae or that its vicious or mischievous propensities are known or presumed to be known;

(b)

the rules of common law imposing a liability for cattle trespass; and

(c)

section 1(1) to (3) of the Dogs Act 1906 1906 c.32.