Regulation 7 Amendment of the Pests Act 1954

In section 8 of the Pests Act 1954 (restriction on type of trap in England and Wales)^f1—

(a)

after subsection (3), insert—

“(3A)
An order made under subsection (3) may not specify any type or make of trap as approved if the trap is a leghold trap.”; and

(b)

after subsection (8), insert—

“(8A)
In subsection (3A), “leghold trap” means a device designed to restrain or capture an animal by means of jaws which close tightly upon one or more of the animal’s limbs, thereby preventing withdrawal of the limb or limbs from the trap.”.

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Footnotes

f1: 1954 c. 68. Section 8 was amended by section 1(1) of, and Part 8 of Schedule 1 to, the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973 (c. 39), section 31 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) and section 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48).