A Bill to amend section 33 of the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 to allow local authorities to proscribe, in certain circumstances, the transport of live animals for slaughter abroad via facilities that local authorities control and operate; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
16 May 2016
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This Bill would amend the Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act 1847 to allow local authorities to ban, in certain circumstances, the transport of live animals for slaughter abroad using harbour facilities they control and operate. It is intended to give councils more power over how live animal shipments move through their harbours.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and had its first reading on 10 May 2016.
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10 May 2016
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 10 May 2016 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
