To make provision about the mode of trial and maximum penalty for certain offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
House of Commons
6 November 2019
This Bill would change how some offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 are handled in court. It sets out the mode of trial for those offences and the maximum penalties that can be imposed. The aim is to make sentencing clearer and more proportionate to animal welfare breaches.
The Bill is currently at the Commons' second reading. If it progresses, it will move to committee stage for detailed examination.
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