Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949 false horse tails

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An Act to restrict the docking and nicking of horses and the importation of docked horses.

means the deliberate removal of any bone or any part of a bone from the tail of a horse, and the expression shall be construed accordingly;

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In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:

, 2(3)(4) have effect (E.W.) by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31, Sch. 6 and Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G, Sch. 7C as if the maximum fine that may be imposed on summary conviction were level 3 on the standard scale

[24th November 1949]

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In the application of this Act to the landing of any horse in Scotland, for any reference to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State.

shall be liable on summary conviction to a customs penalty not exceeding twenty-five pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both such a penalty and such imprisonment.

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, 2(3)(4) have effect (E.W.) by virtue of Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45, SIF 39:1), s. 31, Sch. 6 and Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G, Sch. 7C as if the maximum fine that may be imposed on summary conviction were level 3 on the standard scale

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means the deliberate severing of any tendon or muscle in the tail of a horse, and the expression shall be construed accordingly.

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