Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
E1029148
The Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 is a UK law that makes it an offence to inflict certain forms of cruelty on wild mammals, providing them with specific legal protections from abuse.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | wild mammals in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | specific acts constituting cruelty to wild mammals ⓘ |
| enforcementBy |
courts of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
police forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| excludes |
lawful hunting activities subject to other legislation
ⓘ
lawful pest control activities subject to other legislation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United Kingdom animal welfare legislation framework ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
animal welfare law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offence |
beating a wild mammal
ⓘ
burning a wild mammal ⓘ crushing a wild mammal ⓘ dragging a wild mammal by the neck ⓘ drowning a wild mammal ⓘ impaling a wild mammal ⓘ kicking a wild mammal ⓘ mutilating a wild mammal ⓘ nailing a wild mammal ⓘ stabbing a wild mammal ⓘ stoning a wild mammal ⓘ |
| offenceType | summary offence ⓘ |
| penaltyType | fine ⓘ |
| protects | individual wild mammals from specified acts of cruelty ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create criminal offences of cruelty towards wild mammals
ⓘ
to protect wild mammals from cruelty ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Animal Welfare Act 2006
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protection of Animals Act 1911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | protection from intentional acts of cruelty ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfProtection | wild mammals ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | criminal sanctions for cruelty to wild mammals ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1996 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
the Hunting Act 2004 was valid primary legislation
→
relatedTo
→
Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Hunting Act 2004