# The Humane Trapping Standards Regulations 2019, 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)—
(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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/22/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/humane-trapping-standards-regulations-2019/regulation-7
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